nieveta

noun

nie·​ve·​ta

ˌnēəˈvētə,

nyəˈ-

plural -s

: a low Californian herb of the genus Cryptantha (family Boraginaceae) with small white flowers like forget-me-nots

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from nieve snow, from Latin niv-, nix

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