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
Origin:
< ? Abenaki kpi-pskwáhsawe, lit., flower of the woods
See pipsissewa in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
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.