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ikutunvaxáraharas a plant, milkwort
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lexicon ID #2163 | revised Dec 03 2014
ikutunvaxáraharas • N • a plant, milkwort Polygala cornuta (S&G nil).
Literally: 'having long between-joints'
| Derivation: | íkutunva-xárah-ar-as | (= íku-tunva-a-xárah-ar-as) |
| between.joint-long-having-PL | (= point.(in.direction)-together-DEVERB-long-having-PL) |
Source: WB 520.5.1, p.341; JPH pla 06:426
Note: Also applied to Sidalcea malvaeflora 'checker' and Galium aparine 'bedstraw' (JPH pla 06:542). Perh. equiv. to akvanvávup 'bedstraw'.