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adoop ni [BL] an alder

[
speckled alder
Alnus rugosa
]

See also: wadoop na [MN]

(verb of abundance) adoopiikaa vii there are alders there
aninaatig na a maple

[
sugar maple
Acer saccharum
]

See also: ininaatig na ; ziinzibaakwadwaatig na

(verb of abundance) aninaatigokaa vii there are (many) maples
aniib na an elm

[
American elm
Ulmus americana
]

asasaweminagaawanzh na a chokecherry bush or tree

[
Prunus virginiana
]

azaadi na a poplar, an aspen

[
trembling aspen
Populus tremuloides
]

(verb of being) azaadiiwi vai it (animate) is a poplar
aagimaak na a white ash

[
white ash
Fraxinus americana
]

bagaaniminzh na a hazelnut bush

[
American hazelnut, beaked hazelnut
Corylus spp.
]

bagesaanaatig na a plum tree

[
American plum
Prunus americana
]

bapakwanagemag na [S] a red pine

[
red pine, Norway pine
Pinus resinosa
]

bawa'iminagaawanzh na a pin cherry bush

[
Prunus pensylvanica
]

See also: bawa'iminaanaganzh na [BL]

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
]

mina'ig na [BL] a white spruce

[
Picea glauca
]

miskwaabiimag na [RL] a red willow (red osier dogwood); a piece of red willow (red osier dogwood) as used for a basket rim

[
red osier dogwood
Cornus sericea L.
]

miskwaabiimagoons na a red willow (red osier dogwood); a piece of red willow (red osier dogwood) as used for a basket rim

[
red-osier dogwood
Cornus sericea L.
]

miskwaawaak na a red cedar

[
eastern red cedar
Juniperus virginiana
]

(verb of abundance) miskwaawaakokaa vii there are (many) red cedars
mishiiminaatig na an apple tree