needles thick on the banks of snow

English translation: many many needles on the piled snow

17:04 Mar 25, 2004

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: needles thick on the banks of snow

There were needles thick on the banks of snow that remained under the hemlock trees,

panyuan

Selected answer:many many needles on the piled snow

Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-03-25 17:07:33 GMT)
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so many needles remained piled on the left-over snow under the hemlock trees

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-03-25 17:14:04 GMT)
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according to Britannica the hemlock tree grows only in N. America and E. Asia, not to be confused with poisonous hemlock! So IMO only the word hemlock can be used here.

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Jonathan MacKerron

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the needles (leaves or thorns) of the hawthorn tree

NancyLynn

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many many needles on the piled snow

Jonathan MacKerron

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peer agreement (net): +4

many many needles on the piled snow

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 80

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

the needles (leaves or thorns) of the hawthorn tree

Explanation:
there were lots and lots of them on the snow beneath the tree

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Note added at 46 mins (2004-03-25 17:51:07 GMT)
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hemlock tree, my mistake

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 03:22
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English
PRO pts in category: 75

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