plilaʔ
wild or bitter cherry
plilaʔac
wild or bitter cherry tree
Indians of British Columbia and Washington used bitter cherry medicinally and for making tools. Fruits were used as laxatives, and the roots and inner bark were boiled and ingested to prevent heart trouble. The bark of Bitter Cherry peels off in long fibrous strips which were used to make baskets and other implements.(NWPLANTS.com