kin·ni·kin·nick also kin·ni·kin·nic (k n -k-nk )n. 1. A preparation made from dried leaves, bark, and sometimes tobacco and smoked especially by certain Native American peoples. 2. See bearberry. [Unami k  lkkníikkan, item for mixing in, kinnikinnick.] |
kinnikinnick, kinnikinic [ˌkɪnɪkɪˈnɪk], killikinick
n
1. the dried leaves and bark of certain plants, sometimes with tobacco added, formerly smoked by some North American Indians
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of the plants used for such a preparation, such as the sumach Rhus glabra
[from Algonquian, literally: that which is mixed; related to Natick kinukkinuk mixture]
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