The Collaborative International Dictionary
Kinnikinic
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.]
Wiktionary
kinnikinic
n. 1 (alternative form of kinnikinnick nodot=1 English) (qualifier: mixture which is smoked). 2 (alternative form of kinnikinnick nodot=1 English) (qualifier: any of the plants used in this mixture).
Usage examples of "kinnikinic".
After making obeisance, the man or men who asked of it the future lay about, smoking kinnikinic, holy smoke, waiting for a sign.