pipsissewa

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Cree [script needed] (pipsissewa, “breaks (stones in the body) into small pieces”) (compare ᐲᐏᓷᐤ (piiwiswew, “she/he cuts pieces off someone”)), or perhaps from Abenaki [Term?] (kpipskwáhsawe, “flower of the woods”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

pipsissewa (plural pipsissewas)

Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila; the prince's pine; in particular, the umbellate wintergreen, Chimaphila umbellata.

Derived terms

spotted pipsissewa (Chimaphila maculata)

References

Chimaphila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chimaphila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chimaphila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons