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nival

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Definitions

  1. Snowy, snow-covered, or associated with snowy habitats.

Word origin

From Latin nivalis, from nix, nivis (“snow”).

Used in a sentence

  • The observed climate warming during the twentieth century has affected alpine vegetation by increasing vascular plant species richness on nival mountain tops […]
  • 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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