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noun
Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines
in particular, umbellate wintergreen (Chimaphila umbellata).
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noun
any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: prince's pine
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: love-in-winter, western prince's pine, Chimaphila umbellata, Chimaphila corymbosa
History
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”).
