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kinnikinnick

kin·ni·kin·nick [ kìnnikə ník ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dried leaves for smoking: a mixture of dried leaves, bark, and sometimes tobacco, formerly smoked by some Native Americans

2. plant used for smoking: a plant used for making kinnikinnick, e.g. sumac or dogwood

[Late 18th century. < Unami kələkkəníikkan "receptacle for mixing"]
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