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sinvanáhiich California poppy
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5416 | revised Dec 03 2015
sinvanáhiich • N • California poppy Eschscholtzia californica (Schenck and Gifford, no. 98).
Literally: 'imitation drowning'
| Derivation: | síinvar-a-hiich | (= sir-vara-a-hiich) |
| drown-DEVERB-imitation | (= disappear-in.through-DEVERB-imitation) |
Derivatives (2)
axnatsinvanahíchkaam "rose sp."
axnatsinvanáhiich "wild rose"
Source: WB 1234.5.1, p.380; JPH pla 06:526