dza̱'wes [dza/*wes]
common noun. laughing berries; salal berries; the branches can be used to whip soapberries
Scientific name: Gautheria shallon
Luk'wil ts'imaatga dzaam dza'wes. Salal berry jam is very good.
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Related entries: Spelling Variant dza̱was  salal berries | Dialectal Variant dza̱'west  salal berries | ha'lila̱xts'wa̱s  September/October | sg̱a̱n dza̱'was  salal foliage

Bibliographic sources: Dunn, Practical Dictionary entry: 249. Dunn, Practical Dictionary entry: 1927.
Source: Draft Dictionary entry.