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English translation: plug plant / smaller version of the plant


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French term or phrase:minimotte
English translation:plug plant / smaller version of the plant
Entered by: Susan Gastaldi
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07:58 Mar 4, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture / gardening
French term or phrase: minimotte
"...visez sur les semis, les minimottes (jeunes plantes de 6 à 8 semaines de la taille d'une pouce) et les plantes aromatiques"

Help please!
Susan Gastaldi
Local time: 17:56
plug plant / smaller version of the plant
Explanation:
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15921526
Plant minimotte - plug plant

http://www.leja-int.nl/english/prepacked/pre_minimotte/pre_m...
The Minimotte range is a smaller version of the Garden Queen collection.
The varieties are chosen to give a well-balanced sales mix. The plants are delivered on cc-containers or on displays.
The Minimotte packing contains all the relevant information about height, flowering, fragrance and planting.


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mohanv
India
Local time: 21:26
Grading comment
Thanks, Mohan, the client confirmed that this is the right term.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1plant plugSueE
3 +1plug plant / smaller version of the plant
mohanv
4a cuttingEllen Kraus


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a cutting


Explanation:
if minimotte stands for bouture

Ellen Kraus
Local time: 17:56
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kashew: Sounds right to me.
59 mins

neutral  Rachel Fell: not cuttings - http://tinyurl.com/cdmrm2
1 hr

disagree  SueE: mini-mottes may well have been grown from cuttings, but not exclusively. They are mostly grown from seed. Bouture and minimotte are not synonymous
2 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
plug plant / smaller version of the plant


Explanation:
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15921526
Plant minimotte - plug plant

http://www.leja-int.nl/english/prepacked/pre_minimotte/pre_m...
The Minimotte range is a smaller version of the Garden Queen collection.
The varieties are chosen to give a well-balanced sales mix. The plants are delivered on cc-containers or on displays.
The Minimotte packing contains all the relevant information about height, flowering, fragrance and planting.




mohanv
India
Local time: 21:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks, Mohan, the client confirmed that this is the right term.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: plug plant seems the nearest term, though plugs are often smaller than some plants grown in compartmentalised trays like this - http://www.gerbeaud.com/jardin/fiches/fp_minimottes_bulbes_j... http://blog.shirlsgardenwatch.co.uk/2008_08_01_arc
1 hr
  -> thanks
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
plant plug


Explanation:
I assume they mean "mini-motte"

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-03-04 10:35:38 GMT)
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Or even just "plug"


    Reference: http://www.greenfingers.com/superstore/category.asp?dept_id=...
SueE
Ireland
Local time: 16:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: http://www.rootrainers.co.uk/growers/mailpack http://www.wildflowersuk.com/plugs.asp?categoryID=10
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Rachel - good links also
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