kinnikinnick
noun
kin·ni·kin·nick
ˌki-ni-kə-ˈnik,
ˈki-ni-kə-ˌnik
1
: a mixture of dried leaves and bark and sometimes tobacco smoked by the Indians and pioneers especially in the Ohio valley
2
: a plant (such as a sumac or dogwood) used in kinnikinnick
especially
: bearberry
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Also known by what’s surely a Balderdash word (kinnikinnick), the bearberry plant is one of nature’s most potent skin brighteners.
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Lexi Novak, Allure, 26 June 2017
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