WICOPY Definition & Meaning

wicopy

[ wik-uh-pee ]

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noun

plural wicopies.

leatherwood ( def ).
basswood ( def ).

wicopy

/ ˈ��ɪ��ə��ɪ /

noun

any of various North American trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants, esp the leatherwood, various willowherbs, and the basswood

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of wicopy¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; from Western Abenaki ��ì��ə�� “inner bark suitable for cordage” (or a cognate of this, e.g., Eastern Abenaki ��ì��ə�辱 “basswood inner bark,” Munsee Delaware ��í·��ə��, Ojibwe �ɾ�·��Ǳ�, all from unattested Proto-Algonquian �ɾ�·��ɱ��⾱

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of wicopy¹

C18: from Cree wikupiy inner bark, willow bark

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