# pipsissewa

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Chimaphila of prince's pines
2. 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”).

## Source
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