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Kinnikinic

Kinˊni-ki-nic′

,
Noun.
[Indian, literally, a mixture.]
Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; – used by the Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as the osier cornel (
Cornus stolonijra
), and the bearberry (
Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi
).
[Spelled also
kinnickinnick
and
killikinick
.]

Definition 2024


kinnikinic

kinnikinic

English

Noun

kinnikinic (usually uncountable, plural kinnikinics)

  1. Alternative form of kinnikinnick (mixture which is smoked).
  2. Alternative form of kinnikinnick (any of the plants used in this mixture).