pipsissewa
pipsissewa
Definition
☆ pip·sis·sewa (pip sis′ə wə)
noun
any of a genus (Chimaphila) of North American evergreen plants of the heath family, with pink or white flowers and jagged, leathery leaves formerly used as a diuretic and tonic
Etymology: < ? Abenaki kpi-pskwáhsawe, lit., flower of the woods
