kinnikinnick
a mixture of bark, dried leaves, and sometimes tobacco, formerly smoked by the Indians and pioneers in the Ohio valley.
any of various plants used in this mixture, especially the common bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, of the heath family.
Origin of kinnikinnick
1- Also kin·ni·kin·nic, kin·ni·ki·nick, kin·ni·ki·nic, kin·ni·kin·nik, killickinnic.
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How to use kinnikinnick in a sentence
On the dry sandy tracts the uva ursi, or kinnikinnik of the Indians, was noticed.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
British Dictionary definitions for kinnikinnick
kinnikinic killikinick
/ (ˌkɪnɪkɪˈnɪk) /
the dried leaves and bark of certain plants, sometimes with tobacco added, formerly smoked by some North American Indians
any of the plants used for such a preparation, such as the sumach Rhus glabra
Origin of kinnikinnick
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