German: doldenrispigEnglish translation: paniculate 
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Science - Botany / description of a flower head | | German term or phrase: doldenrispig | In a description of a plant:
Der Blütenstand ist flach, gabelästig, doldenrispig gedrängt, später locker und stets gleich hoch blühend. |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseDaniel Bird: 9:15pm Oct 12, 2005: What's the plant - Latin name if poss please? -
Dawn Montague: 9:32pm Oct 12, 2005: The plant is Centaurium erythraea Rafn
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| | The inflorescence is paniculate | Explanation:
It might be a cyme, but paniculate seems the best bet. See the drawings of the various forms in the wikipedia article to make sure. |
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Nancy Arrowsmith
United States
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| umbelliferous
Explanation:
Muret-Sanders - Doldenrispe: paniculate inflorescence, corymbose cyme. Doldenrispentragend - umbelliferous
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-10-12 20:38:23 GMT)
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I'm not sure about this one, Dawn.
"an inflorescence is a characteristic pattern of flowers on a stem, and one of the several varieties is an umbrella-shaped form called umbelliferous."
http://www.languagehat.com/archives/001643.php
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The translation workplace 
