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    PIPSISSEWA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any of several plants of the genus Chimaphilaplay

    Synonyms:

    pipsissewa; prince's pine

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("pipsissewa" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pipsissewa"):

    Chimaphila corymbosa; Chimaphila umbellata; love-in-winter; western prince's pine (Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb)

    Holonyms ("pipsissewa" is a member of...):

    Chimaphila; genus Chimaphila (small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia)

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