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wila

wila noun: bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America.

wila: bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America
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Noun

wila (countable and uncountable, plural wilas)

  1. Bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America.
    Synonyms:
    Byoria fremontii

Synonyms of wila

  • Byoria fremontii

Forms of wila

pluralwilas
alternative formwile

Origin of wila

From Shuswap wíle (“black tree lichen”).

Questions about wila

What does wila mean?
Wila means bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America.
What part of speech is wila?
Wila is a noun.
What is the plural of wila?
The plural of wila is wilas.

Words near wila in the dictionary

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  8. wilamowitzianus
  9. wilaya
  10. wilayah
  11. wilayahs

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