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KINNIKINNICK
Etymology
Noun
kinnikinnick (usually uncountable, plural kinnikinnicks)
A mixture of bark, dried leaves, and often berries and/or tobacco, which is smoked.
Any of the plants whose berries, leaves or bark used in this mixture.
Meronyms
• (plant): bearberry (Arctostaphylos), red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea), silky cornel (Cornus amomum), Canadian bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), evergreen sumac (Rhus virens), littleleaf sumac (Rhus microphylla).
Source: Wiktionary
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