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baapaagimaak na a black ash (tree)

[
Fraxinus nigra
]

biisaandago-zhingwaak na [BL] a white pine

[
eastern white pine
; 
Pinus strobus
]

gaagaagiwaandag na a juniper bush

[
common juniper
; 
Juniperus communis
]

gaawaandag na a white spruce

[
Picea glauca
]

See also: mina'ig na [BL]

giizhik na a cedar (tree)

[
eastern white cedar
; 
Thuja occidentalis
]

(verb of abundance) giizhikikaa vii there are (a lot of) cedars (verb of being) giizhikiwi vai it (animate) is a cedar (verb of possession) ogiizhikimi vai s/he has cedar
ininaatig na a maple

[
sugar maple
; 
Acer saccharum
]

See also: aninaatig na

(verb of abundance) ininaatigokaa vii there are (many) maples
makominagaawanzh na a mountain ash

[
American mountain ash
; 
Sorbus americana
]

mashkiigwaatig na a tamarack

[
Larix laricina
]

(verb of abundance) mashkiigwaatigokaa vii there are (many) tamaracks
maananoons na an ironwood

[
eastern hornbeam
; 
Ostrya viginiana
]

(verb of abundance) maananoonsikaa vii there are (many) ironwood trees
maanazaadi na a Balm of Gilead tree; a balsam poplar

[
balsam poplar
; 
Populus balsamifera
]

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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