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pipsissewa

pipsissewa noun: any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines.

Noun

pipsissewa (plural pipsissewas)

  1. Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines
    1. in particular, umbellate wintergreen (Chimaphila umbellata).

Forms of pipsissewa

pluralpipsissewas

Origin of pipsissewa

Perhaps from Cree [script needed] (pipsissewa, “breaks (stones in the body) into small pieces”) (compare ᐲᐏᓷᐤ (piiwiswew, “he or she cuts pieces off someone”)), or perhaps from Abenaki [Term?] (kpipskwáhsawe, “flower of the woods”).

Words formed from pipsissewa

  • spotted pipsissewa

Questions about pipsissewa

What does pipsissewa mean?
Pipsissewa means any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines.
What part of speech is pipsissewa?
Pipsissewa is a noun.
What is the plural of pipsissewa?
The plural of pipsissewa is pipsissewas.

Words near pipsissewa in the dictionary

  1. piprites
  2. piprofurol
  3. pips
  4. pips at the post
  5. pips to the post
  6. pipsissewa
  7. pipsissewas
  8. pipsqueak
  9. pipsqueakery
  10. pipsqueaks
  11. piptazobactam

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