Pipsissewa

2 definitions found

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

  Pipsissewa \Pip*sis"se*wa\, n. [From American Indian.] (Bot.)
     A low evergreen plant ({Chimaphila umbellata}), with narrow,
     wedge-lanceolate leaves, and an umbel of pretty nodding
     fragrant blossoms. It has been used in nephritic diseases.
     Called also {prince's pine}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pipsissewa
       n : any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila [syn: {prince's
           pine}]