nival

(nī'vəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or growing in or under snow: nival species of plants.

[Latin nivālis, from nix, niv-, snow.]

(NY-vuhl)

adjective
Of, growing in, or relating to, snow.

Etymology
From Latin nivalis (snowy), niv- (snow).

Usage
"Flow patterns can be further subdivided into arctic and subarctic nival regimes." — Mark Nuttall and Terry V. Callaghan; The Arctic; Taylor & Francis; 2000.

---

of or relating to a region of perennial snow