wicopy
[ wik-uh-pee ]
Origin of wicopy
1First 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
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British Dictionary definitions for wicopy
wicopy
/ (ˈwɪkəpɪ) /
nounplural -pies US
any of various North American trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants, esp the leatherwood, various willowherbs, and the basswood
Origin of wicopy
1C18: from Cree wikupiy inner bark, willow bark
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