n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ki-ni-k ə - ' nik, ' ki-ni-k ə - ˌ
Function: 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