wila
Wila growing on a tree.
Meaning
Noun
- Bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America.
Related
Similar words
- edible horsehair, tree-hair lichen, black tree-lichen, black tree moss, Fremont's horsehair lichen; Alectoria jubata (species)
Origin
- From Shuswap wíle.
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