gyiik3 [gyiik]
common noun. hemlock
Scientific name: Tsuga heterophylla
../mp3s/gy/gyiik3-db-kk-03.mp3 Luk'wil p'algya̱xsga gyiik. Hemlock wood is very heavy.
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Photograph courtesy of Nancy Turner.
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Herring eggs on hemlock branches. Photograph courtesy of Nancy Turner.

Related entries: Spelling Variant giik  hemlock | Dialectal Variant gyük  hemlock | łgugyiik  small hemlock tree | na̱maasa̱gyiik  hemlock bark

Bibliographic sources: Dunn, Practical Dictionary entry: 639. | Source: Draft Dictionary entry.