Ararahih'urípih
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yumaaraxanpuchinishveenach'ímkaanva plant sp.

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7166 | revised Feb 03 2016

yumaaraxanpuchinishveenach'ímkaanva N • plant sp. Collomia heterophylla.

Literally: 'sphinx-moth greens'

Derivation yumaaraxanpuchíniishveenach imkáanva  (= yuma ára xanpuchíniish-veen-ach im-kar-va-a)
sphinx.moth greens  (= yuma person xanpuchíniish-AGT-DIM im--into.water-PL.ACT-DEVERB)