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bleuet messicole

English translation: cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

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French term or phrase:	bleuet messicole
English translation:	cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Entered by:	Sheila Hardie

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14:44 Mar 30, 2011

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Science - Botany

French term or phrase: bleuet messicole

"Bleuet messicole"

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cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

Explanation:
I think this is it (i.e. bleuet / bleuet des prés).

HTH

Sheila

World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference - Resultat de Google Llibres
John Harry Wiersema, Blanca León - 1999 - Gardening - 749 pàgines
Centaurea cyanus L. Cn: bachelor's-button; blue bottle; cornflower; bleuet (Fr.) ; centaur^e bleuet (Fr.) Econ: Environ, (ornamental); ...
books.google.es/books?isbn=0849321190...

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cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

Sheila Hardie

messicole cornflower

John Speese

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plantes messicoles

Rachel Fell

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cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

Sheila Hardie
Local time: 07:45
Specializes in field
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English
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messicole cornflower

Explanation:
There doesn't seem to be an exact equivalent term in English, but here is the wikipedia site defining the term and an EN language website where the term is used as is. I'd add a note (summer-blooming wildflowers growing in grain fields). In US agriculture anyway, such plants would simply be called "weeds". The bleuet (Centaurea cyanus) is known as the cornflower or, in the US at least, bachelor's button.

Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plante_messicole
Reference: http://www.malagne.be/en/bal_champs.asp

John Speese
United States
Local time: 01:45
Specializes in field
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

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8 hrs

Reference: plantes messicoles

Reference information:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plante_messicole
cornfield weeds, maybe
they look nice here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/howtogrow/6189598/Poppi...

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
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English
PRO pts in category: 28

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Changes made by editors

Apr 13, 2011 - Changes made by Sheila Hardie:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term
Mar 30, 2011 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
Term asked	Messicole => bleuet messicole
Field (specific)	Agriculture => Botany

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