Ararahih'urípih
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ichniháhiich a plant, the wood violet

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1436 | revised Mar 31 2014

ichniháhiich • N • a plant, the wood violet Viola sempervirens (ITIS).

Literally: 'imitation flower'

Derivation:  ithríha-hiich  (= íithra-aha-a-hiich)
flower-imitation  (= lie.(liquid)-ESS-DEVERB-imitation)

Source: JPH/JF