kinnikinic Meaning, Definition & Usage

Kin`ni*ki*nic" noun
Etymology
Indian, literally, a mixture.
Definitions
  1. 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). Spelled also kinnickinnick and killikinick.

Webster 1913