n.
Pronunciation: pip- ' si-s ə - ˌ wo ̇
Function: 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