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sundance en · NOUN

Etymology

From sun + dance.

Meanings

1. Any of various Native American religious rituals with songs, dances, praying, etc.
   • Mary and her husband, Jack Hyatt (Cherokee/African-American), have participated in sundances for a number of years. 2001, Susan Lobo, Kurt Peters, American Indians and the Urban Experience, page 256:
   • Of course before this there will be lesser fights with Indian foes and whites, and much village life, moving, sundances and other ceremonials to record and a great hunt on the Yellowstone […] 1992, Mari Sandoz, Helen Winter Stauffer, Letters of Mari Sandoz, page 340:
2. Gaillardia pulchella, a flowering plant of the Southern United States, from Arizona to Florida, and northern Mexico.

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Synonyms

firewheel · Indian blanket · Indian blanketflower