1. A mixture of tobacco and other plant materials (such as bark, leaves, or roots) smoked by Native Americans, or the plants themselves used in such a mixture.
Usage: Also spelled kinnikinic or kinnikinnik; Historical and ethnographic term; From Algonquian languages
2. Any of various plants used as a component of kinnikinnick, especially bearberry or sumac.
Usage: Botanical/ethnobotanical usage

Examples

• Native American tribes prepared kinnikinnick by mixing tobacco with dried plant materials.
• The kinnikinnick was smoked in ceremonial pipes during important gatherings.
• Bearberry leaves were a common ingredient in traditional kinnikinnick blends.
• Early European traders learned about kinnikinnick from indigenous peoples.
• The word kinnikinnick comes from Algonquian languages and reflects the cultural practices of northeastern tribes.