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nival
[ nahy-vuhl ]
adjective
- of or growing in snow:
nival flora.
nival
/ ˈnaɪvəl /
adjective
- of or growing in or under snow
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nival1
First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin nivālis “of, belonging to snow; covered with snow; snowy,” equivalent to niv- (stem of nix ) “snow” + -ālis -al 1; snow ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nival1
C17: from Latin nivālis, from nix snow
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