pipsissewa
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English
Etymology
Perhaps from Cree (pipsissewa, “breaks (stones in the body) into small pieces”) (compare ᐲᐏᓷᐤ (piiwiswew, “she/he cuts pieces off someone”)), or perhaps from Abenaki (kpipskwáhsawe, “flower of the woods”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pipsissewa (plural pipsissewas)
- Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila; the prince's pine; in particular, the umbellate wintergreen, Chimaphila umbellata.
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References
Chimaphila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chimaphila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Chimaphila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
