noun
- a small evergreen plant with white or pinkish flowers, found in North American forests and traditionally used for medicinal purposes
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The herbalist gathered pipsissewa leaves from the forest floor.
- Pipsissewa grows well in the shade of pine trees.
- Native Americans traditionally used pipsissewa to treat kidney ailments.
- The small white flowers of pipsissewa bloom in summer.
- Pipsissewa is also known as prince’s pine in some regions.
- The evergreen leaves of pipsissewa remain green throughout winter.