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pipsissewa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pip-sis-se-wa
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines

noun

Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines

Etymology

Perhaps from Cree [script needed] (pipsissewa, “breaks (stones in the body) into small pieces”) (compare ᐲᐏᓷᐤ (piiwiswew, “he or she cuts pieces off someone”)), or perhaps from Abenaki [Term?] (kpipskwáhsawe, “flower of the woods”).

Inflected Forms

pipsissewas (plural)

Phrases

spotted pipsissewa

Synonyms

prince's pine

Questions

What does pipsissewa mean?
Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines
Where does pipsissewa come from?
Perhaps from Cree [script needed] (pipsissewa, “breaks (stones in the body) into small pieces”) (compare ᐲᐏᓷᐤ (piiwiswew, “he or she cuts pieces off someone”)), or perhaps from Abenaki [Term?] (kpipskwáhsawe, “flower of the woods”).

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