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nival
Rhymes with -aɪvəl
Where it comes from
From Latin nivalis, from nix, nivis (“snow”).
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- Abounding with snow; snowy; snow-covered (now especially in reference to plant habitats). The observed climate warming during the twentieth century has affected alpine vegetation by increasing vascular plant species richness on nival mountain tops […]
- Found or thriving in snowy conditions. In 1884 O. Heer published a comprehensive account of the nival flora of Switzerland, in which he listed 338 species of flowering plants found above 2600 m.; of these, 6 were found above 3900 m.
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