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kin·ni·kin·nick noun also kin·ni·ki·nic or kin·ni·ki·nick or kin·ni·kin·nic or kin·ni·kin·nik \|kinə̇kə|nik\; or kil·lic·kin·nic or kil·li·ki·nick or kil·lic·kin·nick \|kilə̇k-\ (-s) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick kinukkinuk mixture, Ojibwa kinikinige he mixes by hand 1. : a mixture of the dried leaves and bark of certain plants (as sumac leaves and the inner bark of a dogwood, especially the silky cornel) and sometimes tobacco smoked by the Indians and pioneers in the Ohio valley and the region of the Great Lakes 2. : a plant used in kinnikinnick: as a. : bearberry b. : silky cornel c. : red osier d. : either of two sumacs (Rhus virens and R. microphylla) chiefly of the southwestern United States and Mexico |