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chishihpúrith black nightshade
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1173 | revised Mar 18 2014
chishihpúrith • N • black nightshade Solanum nigrum (Schenck and Gifford, no. 207).
Literally: 'dog huckleberry'
| Derivation: | chishiih púrith |
| dog huckleberry |
Source: WB 305.5, p.331; TK 45.35
Note: Plant is also called chishihpurith'ípa (TK 45.29).
- ... kúna vúra axvíthirar umúsahiti pachishihpúrith. ... but the nightshade is dirty looking. [Reference: TK 46.2]
- chishihpurith'ípa nightshade bush [Reference: JPH pla 06:556]
Sentence examples (3)
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pakoovúra pananuppírish puyíththaxay vúra kúnish vaa kumeekyâahara peheeraha'íppa,
vúra chishihpurith'íppa kích vaa kúnish kuméekyav,
pa'apxantîich îin tá kinippêer
Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell UsSource: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text -
vaa vúra púrith umússahiti,
kúna vúra axvíththirar umússahiti pachishihpúrith,
uxraháthkaay,
pappírish káru vúra axvíththirarkunish.
They look like huckleberries, but the dog huckleberries are dirty looking, they are sour, the leaves also are dirty looking.Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text -
chishíih áta ník uum vúr u'áamti,
íkkiich áta,
vóothvuuyti chishihpúrith.
I guess maybe dogs eat them, they are called dog huckleberries.Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text