wicopy

[wik-uh-pee]

noun

plural

wicopies 

1. leatherwood.

2. basswood.

wicopy

/ ˈwɪkəpɪ /

noun

1. any of various North American trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants, esp the leatherwood, various willowherbs, and the basswood

Word History and Origins

Origin of wicopy¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; from Western Abenaki wìgəbi “inner bark suitable for cordage” (or a cognate of this, e.g., Eastern Abenaki wìkəpi “basswood inner bark,” Munsee Delaware wí·kpəy, Ojibwe wi·kop, all from unattested Proto-Algonquian wi·kwepyi

Word History and Origins

Origin of wicopy¹

C18: from Cree wikupiy inner bark, willow bark