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kinnikinic
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kinnikinic, 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 ). [1913 Webster]
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