nervosa in latin means "nervous".

for contextual purposes, it means "the psychological addiction to a behavior, belief, or habit" that effects the body via the nervous system, or the mind.

it is also a word commonly used in reference to botany. nervosa, when used in botany, describes a trunk or tree like pattern of veins within the leaves.

 

photography by puck verheul

all-round assistance by boy bastiaan schut