English Explanatory Dictionary

wila

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America.

Word forms

wila wilas wile

Etymology

From Shuswap wíle (“black tree lichen”).

Synonyms

Byoria fremontii
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