kinnikinnick noun. [,kɪnɪkɪ'nɪk] Also killikinick, killikinnick [,kɪlɪ-], kinnikinik, & other vars. L18.
[Delaware (Unami) kǝlǝk:ǝní:k:an admixture.]
1. A mixture used by N. American Indians as a substitute for tobacco or for mixing with it, usu. consisting of dried sumac leaves and the inner bark of dogwood or willow. L18.

2. Any of the various plants used for this, esp. bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. E19.

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