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English translation: honeysuckle


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Spanish term or phrase:avelia
English translation:honeysuckle
Entered by: Luis Zepeda
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23:32 Sep 25, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture / plant name
Spanish term or phrase: avelia
Please help me out there - horticulture and plant specialists. What is avelia in English?
Kimberlee Thorne-Waintraub
United States
honeysuckle
Explanation:
In english it is known as "honeysuckle". A climbing shrub normally used as ornament along fences. Although "avelia" is correct, not too many people refer to it as that, it is more commonly known as "honeysuckle"
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Luis Zepeda
United States
Local time: 18:43
Grading comment
Thanks. I was so stuck on this one- I'm American and honeysuckle is familiar. Appreciate it!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7abelia
Politi
4honeysuckle
Luis Zepeda


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
abelia


Explanation:
I only found "abelia"


    Reference: http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/368///
Politi
Local time: 20:43
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anita J.
5 mins
  -> Gracias Ana
agree  Jo-Hanna Goettsche
20 mins
  -> Gracias Jo-Hanna
agree  Marina Soldati
1 hr
  -> Gracias Marina
agree  Marina Lara Petersen: Sí, es así. Ver link con foto de la planta: http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Caprifoliaceae/Abelia...
1 hr
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Muriel
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
4 hrs
agree  Rachel Fell: abelia
7 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
honeysuckle


Explanation:
In english it is known as "honeysuckle". A climbing shrub normally used as ornament along fences. Although "avelia" is correct, not too many people refer to it as that, it is more commonly known as "honeysuckle"

Luis Zepeda
United States
Local time: 18:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks. I was so stuck on this one- I'm American and honeysuckle is familiar. Appreciate it!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rachel Fell: Abelia is of the honeysuckle family (http://www.trebahgarden.co.uk/year_in_floweriii.html) but not the same as this: http://miles.mth.kcl.ac.uk/~mhartley/Pembrokeshire/Honeysuck...
3 hrs
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