Meanings
nounpipsissewa (plural pipsissewas)
plural pipsissewas
- Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines
- in particular, umbellate wintergreen (Chimaphila umbellata).
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Abenaki[Term?]“flower of the woods”
- Cree[script needed]“breaks (stones in the body) into small pieces”
- Englishpipsissewa
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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APA
pipsissewa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipsissewa
MLA
“pipsissewa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipsissewa. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pipsissewa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipsissewa.
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