The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cornus stolonijra
Kinnikinic \Kin`ni*ki*nic"\, 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.]