"wila" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wilas [plural]
Etymology: From Shuswap wíle (“black tree lichen”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|shs|wíle||black tree lichen}} Shuswap wíle (“black tree lichen”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wila (countable and uncountable, plural wilas)
  1. Bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lichens Synonyms: wile Synonyms (edible horsehair, tree-hair lichen, black tree-lichen, black tree moss, Fremont's horsehair lichen; Alectoria jubata (archaic classification)): Byoria fremontii
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