1. A mixture of dried leaves, bark, and other plant materials smoked by Native Americans, or the plants themselves used in such a mixture.
Usage: plural form; historical; also spelled kinnikinic or kinnikinnik
2. Any of the plants (such as sumac or dogwood bark) used as a component in kinnikinnick smoking mixtures.
Usage: plural form; botanical

Examples

• Native American tribes prepared kinnikinnicks from local plants and bark.
• The kinnikinnicks were stored in pouches for ceremonial use.
• Early traders learned about kinnikinnicks from indigenous peoples.
• Different regions had their own recipes for kinnikinnicks blends.
• Archaeologists have found evidence of kinnikinnicks use in ancient settlements.