pipsissewa

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Cree pipsissewa (“breaks (stones in the body) into small pieces”) (compare ᐲᐃᐧᓭᐧᐤ (pîwiswêw, “she/he cuts pieces off someone”)), or perhaps from Abenaki kpipskwáhsawe (“flower of the woods”).

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

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