KINNIKINNICK


Meaning of KINNIKINNICK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌki-ni-kə-ˈnik, ˈki-ni-kə-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett kinukkinuk mixture

Date: 1799

1. : a mixture of dried leaves and bark and sometimes tobacco smoked by the Indians and pioneers especially in the Ohio valley

2. : a plant (as a sumac or dogwood) used in kinnikinnick ; especially : bearberry

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