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iheerahapírish tobacco plant
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7646 | revised Jun 09 2023
iheerahapírish • N • tobacco plant
Literally: 'tobacco bush'
| Derivation: | ihêer pírish | (= ihêer-a pírish) |
| smoke plant | (= smoke-DEVERB plant) |
Source: Tobacco Among the Karuk Indians III.5.A, 48
Note: Synonymous with ihêeraha 'tobacco' , iheeraha'ípa 'tobacco_plant' , and uhípih 'tobacco_stem'