zaagkiichgan

Definition: plant, seedling; houseplant

zaagkiichgan
>ni Wk
>loc zaagkiichganing;
>pl zaagkiichganan; 1 plant, seedling; houseplant. Nsaabaawdoon niwin zaagkiichganan, da-bengkiidenoon giishpin niwin.
>Water those plants; otherwise they'll dry out. MC2005.cs. Aabziiwnaagot go aanwi maanda zaagkiichgan; nishin go iidik wi mshkiki.
>This plant is looking better, thankfully; that herbicide must be good. MC2005.cs. Swegin wi dnawa zaagkiichgan.
>That kind of houseplant spreads out. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: zaagakiichigan.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73033311830n
GKS Reference Number: 22470
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