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Spanish translation: pequeña cascada

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English term or phrase:	short skirt
Spanish translation:	pequeña cascada
Entered by:	Gemma Sanza Porcar

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19:08 Oct 20, 2009

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Science - Botany / Gardening

English term or phrase: short skirt

For the description of a variety of fern.

Full context: "Compact, well-rounded form with a short skirt. Light airy foliage is ideal in a hanging basket."

"Short skirt" refers to the way the foliage falls around the pot. This particular variety of fern has a tighter, more mounded habit than a typical Boston fern, which hangs much longer. So the shorter the leaves, the shorter the fall or "skirt."

Nathalie Winans KudoZ activity Questions: 4 (none open) Answers: 3 United States
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pequeña cascada

Explanation:
Hola Nathalie:

La palabra cascada se utiliza mucho en jardinería para describir las plantas y los arbustos colgantes. Puedes encontrar "rosal colgante que le proporcionará una maravillosa cascada de color" y frases similares.

Espero que te sirva o que te dé nuevas ideas, de parte de una aficionada a la jardinería.

Un abrazo,

Gemma

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Gemma Sanza Porcar
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Gracias Gemma :)
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fronda, manto o follaje

dianaochoa

pequeña cascada

Gemma Sanza Porcar

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fronda, manto o follaje

Explanation:
skirt: the lower branches of a tree when near the ground.

Manto se usa para referirse al follaje denso que sobresale en una matera colgante.

dianaochoa
Switzerland
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