kinnikinnick

noun

kin·​ni·​kin·​nick

ˌki-ni-kə-ˈnik,

ˈki-ni-kə-ˌnik 

1

: a mixture of dried leaves and bark and sometimes tobacco smoked by the Indians and pioneers especially in the Ohio valley

2

: a plant (such as a sumac or dogwood) used in kinnikinnick

especially : bearberry

Examples of kinnikinnick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also known by what’s surely a Balderdash word (kinnikinnick), the bearberry plant is one of nature’s most potent skin brighteners. —Lexi Novak, Allure, 26 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett kinukkinuk mixture

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1