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From Algonquian, perhaps from Lenape dogekumak (“an unknown smokable plant”) via Dutch (whence the diminutive ending -ie), or perhaps from a Mahican word.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A viburnum of species Viburnum acerifolium, native to eastern North America. Full definition →
From Algonquian, perhaps from Lenape dogekumak (“an unknown smokable plant”) via Dutch (whence the diminutive ending -ie), or perhaps from a Mahican word.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.