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imkanvaaxvâah plant sp., the fiddleneck, rancher's fireweed
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2435 | revised Nov 14 2014
imkanvaaxvâah • V • plant sp., the fiddleneck, rancher's fireweed Amsinckia menziesii (ITIS).
Literally: 'greens-head'
| Derivation: | imkáanva axvâah | (= im-kar-va-a axvâah) |
| greens head | (= im--into.water-PL.ACT-DEVERB head) |
Source: WB 576.1.1, p.344