PIPSISSEWA


Meaning of PIPSISSEWA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pip-ˈsi-sə-ˌwȯ ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps from Eastern Abenaki kpi-psk w áhsawe, literally, flower of the woods

Date: 1789

: any of a genus ( Chimaphila, especially C. umbellata ) of evergreen herbs of the wintergreen family with astringent leaves used as a tonic and diuretic

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