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apsunxara'ímkaanva plant sp., green dock; or perhaps tibinagua
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #452 | revised Oct 14 2014
apsunxara'ímkaanva • N • plant sp., green dock; or perhaps tibinagua Rumex conglomeratus; or perhaps Eriogonum nudum.
Literally: 'long-snake greens'
| Derivation: | apsunxárah imkáanva | (= ápsuun-xárah im-kar-va-a) |
| long.snake greens | (= snake-long im--into.water-PL.ACT-DEVERB) |
Source: WB 116.5.1, p.319; JPH pla 06:524
Note: Perh. equiv. to taxvukanáhiich.
See imkáanva 'greens'