*kinnikinic*

n. [ Indian, literally, a mixture. ] Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; -- used by the Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as the osier cornel (Cornus stolonijra), and the bearberry (Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi). [ Spelled also kinnickinnick and killikinick. ] [ 1913 Webster ]