Kinnikinic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kinnikinic \Kin`ni*ki*nic"\, n. [Indian, literally, a mixture.]
     Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; -- used by the
     Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with
     tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as
     the osier cornel ({Cornus stolonijra}), and the bearberry
     ({Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi}). [Spelled also {kinnickinnick}


     and {killikinick}.]
     [1913 Webster]