Nival
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Nival is an adjective meaning Abounding with snow; snowy; snow-covered (now especially in reference to plant habitats).
Meaning
Abounding with snow; snowy; snow-covered (now especially in reference to plant habitats).
More Meanings
- (botany) Found or thriving in snowy conditions.
Example Sentences
The observed climate warming during the twentieth century has affected alpine vegetation by increasing vascular plant species richness on nival mountain tops […]
In 1884 O. Heer published a comprehensive account of the nival flora of Switzerland, in which he listed 338 species of flowering plants found above 2600 m.; of these, 6 were found above 3900 m.
It includes the nival mountain top, the moorlands above the timberline, a belt of tropical rainforest, the semihumid footzone of the tertiary volcano, the semiarid high Laikipia Plateau, the escarpment, and the semiarid to arid Samburu Plains.
In this way, the subnival mountain range on the southern facet with its strong solifluction influence (level slope formation) approaches in height the nival mountain range on the northern facet, which is distinguished by its well developed glacial forms.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include niveous, snowful, snowlike, wintry, snowy, snowflakelike.
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