buckthorn

Slovenian translation: krhlika

15:22 Oct 24, 2007
English to Slovenian translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
English term or phrase: buckthorn
Buckthorn je neke vrste rastline, kakšno bi bilo slovensko ime?
Nigel Cross
Slovenia
Local time: 08:13
Slovenian translation:krhlika
Explanation:
Latin: Rhammus; Frangula
the buckthorn family is Rhamnaceae
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Tjasa Kuerpick
Slovenia
Local time: 08:13
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Hvala za hitrost!
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5 +1krhlika
Tjasa Kuerpick
4krhlikovke
Eva Straus


  

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krhlikovke


Explanation:
It seems buckthorn means the same as Rhamnaceae, i.e. it applies to a family rather than a specific plant. The Slovenian term for the whole family is krhlikovke (singular: 'krhlikovka' or 'rastlina iz družine krhlikovk').



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Note added at 15 mins (2007-10-24 15:37:59 GMT)
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Just noticed - language pair here's actually ENG-SLO.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhamnaceae
    Reference: http://bijh.zrc-sazu.si/BIO/SI/FloVegSi/BIS/Flora/SLV_TaxDat...
Eva Straus
Slovenia
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Native in SlovenianSlovenian
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
krhlika


Explanation:
Latin: Rhammus; Frangula
the buckthorn family is Rhamnaceae

Tjasa Kuerpick
Slovenia
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Native in SlovenianSlovenian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Hvala za hitrost!

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