Spanish: ajamientoEnglish translation: (botánica - hojas) bruising; cracking 
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Science - Environment & Ecology / Costa Rica | | Spanish term or phrase: ajamiento | Se trata de helecho de cuero (Rumohra adíantíformes)
1.1 Características de calidad
El producto tiene que ser:
de aspecto fresco,
sin residuos de plaguicidas o de otras sustancias que podrían dañar el aspecto de los productos,
sin parásitos de origen animal o vegetal,
sin defectos tales como machucaduras, ajamiento,
sin humedad exterior excesiva,
de color típico de la especie y de la variedad |
| | | bruising/spotting/browning | Explanation:
perhaps from the verb "majar" :-)
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-01-25 17:48:13 GMT)
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In the context of fruit, especially bananas, "machucado" can mean "bruising."
Good luck, Mike!
majar.
(Del lat. *malleāre, de mallĕus, martillo).
1. tr. machacar (ǁ golpear).
machacar.
(De machar).
1. tr. Golpear algo para deformarlo, aplastarlo o reducirlo a fragmentos pequeños sin llegar a triturarlo.
machucar.
(De machar).
1. tr. machacar (ǁ golpear).
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| Selected response from:
 Marcelo González
Mexico
| Note from asker to answererGracias,
Mike :)
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| bruising/spotting/browning
Explanation:
perhaps from the verb "majar" :-)
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-01-25 17:48:13 GMT)
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In the context of fruit, especially bananas, "machucado" can mean "bruising."
Good luck, Mike!
majar.
(Del lat. *malleāre, de mallĕus, martillo).
1. tr. machacar (ǁ golpear).
machacar.
(De machar).
1. tr. Golpear algo para deformarlo, aplastarlo o reducirlo a fragmentos pequeños sin llegar a triturarlo.
machucar.
(De machar).
1. tr. machacar (ǁ golpear).
www.rae.es
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| withering/drooping
Explanation:
of the fronds
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-01-25 18:51:29 GMT)
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from RAE:
ajar2.
(De ahajar).
1. tr. Maltratar, manosear, arrugar, marchitar.
2. tr. Tratar mal de palabra a alguien para humillarle.
3. tr. Hacer que pierda su lozanía alguien o algo. U. t. c. prnl.
4. tr. Desgastar, deteriorar o deslucir algo por el tiempo o el uso. U. t. c. prnl.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-01-25 18:52:10 GMT)
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Sorry, hadn't seen marcelobq had added that already
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-01-25 18:52:33 GMT)
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marceloabq, I mean
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-01-25 19:05:06 GMT)
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marceloabq, I mean
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-01-25 19:07:30 GMT)
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shrivelling, rather than drooping - that is how I'd describe this sort of fern's fronds when ailing
| Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of:  English
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