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apsunmunukich'ímkaanva mountain hemp, dogbane
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #447 | revised Oct 29 2014
apsunmunukich'ímkaanva • N • mountain hemp, dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium (NPDC).
Literally: 'racer snake's greens'
| Derivation: | apsunmúnukich imkáanva | (= ápsuun múnukich im-kar-va-a) |
| racer.snake greens | (= snake slippery im--into.water-PL.ACT-DEVERB) |
Source: WB 116.2.1, p.319
See imkáanva2 'greens'