Sep 15, 2007 04:12
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
Italy
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Puerto Rican) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, Italian to Spanish, and 1 more.
miriguano de bombacáceas
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Agriculture
miriguano de bombacáceas
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | kapoc |
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| 3 | kapok tree |
Clarisa Moraña
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kapoc
Es la pelusa o "miriguano" obtenida de los frutos de las bombáceas.
Da toda la impresión de que se refiere a la pelusa y no al árbol.
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Note added at 23 hrs (2007-09-16 03:53:30 GMT)
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En la bibligrafía he encontrado tanto Kapoc como Kapok.
Da toda la impresión de que se refiere a la pelusa y no al árbol.
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Note added at 23 hrs (2007-09-16 03:53:30 GMT)
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En la bibligrafía he encontrado tanto Kapoc como Kapok.
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Clarisa Moraña
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Native in: Spanish 
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kapok tree
Creo que se refiere a la ceiba gigante. Tiene como un algodón en su fruto.
Kapok Tree
Common Names: Kapok, Ceiba, Silk-cotton tree
Genus: Ceiba
Species: pentandra
The Kapok tree is an emergent tree of the tropical rainforests, and is often described as majestic. It can grow to a height of 150 feet or more, towering over other trees in the rainforest. Originally a native to South America it now has spread to the primary rainforests of West Africa
http://mx.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_961545371/Bombacáceas...
Saludos cordiales
Clarisa Moraña
Kapok Tree
Common Names: Kapok, Ceiba, Silk-cotton tree
Genus: Ceiba
Species: pentandra
The Kapok tree is an emergent tree of the tropical rainforests, and is often described as majestic. It can grow to a height of 150 feet or more, towering over other trees in the rainforest. Originally a native to South America it now has spread to the primary rainforests of West Africa
http://mx.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_961545371/Bombacáceas...
Saludos cordiales
Clarisa Moraña
Example sentence:
The Kapok tree is an emergent tree of the tropical rainforests.
El fruto es una cápsula con semillas lisas cubiertas de un vilano algodonoso (como en Ceiba y Bombax, los árboles del capoc o del algodón) (Source: Encarta)
Reference:
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/kapok.htm
http://es.encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/searchdetail.aspx?q=Capoc&pg=1&grp=art
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