| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| |
| nival |
| |
| SYLLABICATION: | ni·val |
| PRONUNCIATION: | n v l |
| ADJECTIVE: | Of, relating to, or growing in or under snow: nival species of plants. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin niv lis, from nix, niv-, snow. See sneigwh- in Appendix I.
| | |
| |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
|
|