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prince's pine

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prince's-pine

  [prin-siz-pahyn]
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–noun
pipsissewa.
Origin:
1810–20, Americanism

pip⋅sis⋅se⋅wa

  [pip-sis-uh-wuh, -waw]
–noun
any evergreen plant of the genus Chimaphila, esp. C. umbellata, the leaves of which are used medicinally for their tonic, diuretic, and astringent properties.
Also called prince's-pine.

Origin:
1780–90, Americanism; perh. < Eastern Abenaki kpi-pskwáhsawe lit., flower of the woods
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pip·sis·se·wa   (pĭp-sĭs'ə-wô', -wə)   
n.  Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Chimaphila, especially the Eurasian species C. umbellata, having white or pinkish flowers grouped in a terminal corymb. Also called prince's pine.

[Perhaps Eastern Abenaki kpi-pskwáhsawe, woods flower, pipsissewa.]
prince's pine  
n.  See pipsissewa.
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Main Entry: pip·sis·se·wa
Pronunciation: pip-'sis-&-"wo
Function: noun
: any of a genus (Chimaphila, especially C.umbellata) of evergreen herbs of the wintergreen family (Pyrolaceae) with astringent leaves used as a tonic and diuretic
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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