wicopy
[ wik-uh-pee ]
/ ˈwɪk ə pi /
noun, plural wic·o·pies.
the leatherwood, Dirca palustris.
Origin of wicopy
1695–1705; < Western Abenaki
wìgəbi inner bark suitable for cordage (or a cognate with of this, e.g., Eastern Abenaki
wìkəpi basswood inner bark, Munsee Delaware
wí·kpəy, Ojibwa
wi·kop, all < Proto-Algonquian
*wi·kwepyi; probably reborrowed or reinforced from more than one Algonquian language)
Words nearby wicopy
wicking,
wickiup,
wickliffe,
wicklow,
wickthing,
wicopy,
wid.,
widal test,
widder,
widdershins,
widdle
British Dictionary definitions for wicopy
wicopy
/ (ˈwɪkəpɪ) /
noun plural -pies US
any of various North American trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants, esp the leatherwood, various willowherbs, and the basswood
Word Origin for wicopy
C18: from Cree
wikupiy inner bark, willow bark