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‖ pipsissewa|pɪpˈsɪsɪwə|
[ad. N. Amer. Ind. (? Algonquin) name sip-si-sewa; it is not clear whether the form in pip- occurred in some native dial., or was a white man's corruption.]
A name for Chimaphila umbellata (family Ericaceæ or Pyrolaceæ), also called Prince's pine, a low creeping evergreen with whitish flowers, found in Europe, northern Asia, and N. America. Also, the leaves of this used as a diuretic and tonic.
[1814F. Pursh Flor. Amer. Sept. 300 Chimaphila..is in high esteem for its medicinal qualities. They call it Sip-si-sewa.] 1818Eaton Man. Bot. 203 General Varnum says the umbellata is the Sipsisewa or Pipsisewa and is highly efficacious in the Cure of cancers. 1875H. C. Wood Therap. (1879) 499 Pipsissewa is probably about equivalent to uva ursi in its therapeutic value. 1880New Virginians I. iv. 131 Those woodland darlings, the wild pansy, the pipsissewa [mispr. pipsewissa], and the partridge-berry. 1884Millspaugh Amer. Med. Plants 104 Chimaphila umbellata... Common names pipsissewa, winter green, princes pine, bitter winter green, ground holly. |