Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

subpulvinar

English translation:

sub-pulvinate or subpulvinate

Jul 31, 2007 15:08
16 yrs ago
Spanish term

subpulvinar

Spanish to English Other Botany agriculture
Formaciones herbáceas dominadas por gramíneas de altura media, amacolladas a sub-pulvinares de hojas duras, que muestran una estructura bi-estatificada con un estrato herbáceo inferior.

The author is describing specific plant communities- specifically tussock-like bunch grasslands - found in mountains.
Change log

Aug 4, 2007 08:40: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/636908">Pedro Albornoz's</a> old entry - "subpulvinar"" to ""sub-pulvinate or subpulvinate""

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sub-pulvinate or subpulvinate

Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand Volume 83 ...Plants loosely tufted to sub-pulvinate, olive green turning to brown when dried. ..... The type was from damp hollow in tussock land, E. of Taupo, 2/12/33, ...
rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_83/rsnz_83_04_009340.html - 118k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):

agree Sinead -- : I agree, not too many hits but found this def. for "pulvinate"->Having a swelling at the base. Used of a leafstalk.
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Gracias Sinead
agree DLyons : Pulvinate is "cushion-shaped" http://www.google.ie/search?num=100&hl=en&as_qdr=all&q=subpu...
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Many thanks DLyons
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