iva

[ahy-vuh, ee-vuh]

noun

1. any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of iva¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus); of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Her name was Iva Toguri D’Aquino, and she was born in Watts to Japanese parents in 1916 and had a degree in zoology from UCLA.

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And it was in use before Iva Toguri D’Aquino reached the broadcast booth herself.

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Two American journalists found Iva Toguri D’Aquino in Tokyo and promised her $2,000 for the exclusive rights to her story.

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"I think it's a very dubious way of trying to explain what drove Hitler's actions," says Iva Vukusic, assistant professor of international history at Utrecht University.

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The six-metre-long triptych, entitled Iva 1973, can now be viewed for free at the London gallery next to Mark Rothko's Seagram Murals.

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