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Spanish: arbustos postrados

English translation: prostrated bushes(shrubs) / Low-growing shrubs



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Spanish term or phrase:arbustos postrados
English translation:prostrated bushes(shrubs) / Low-growing shrubs
Entered by:Claudia Luque Bedregal
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology / descripción de flora
Spanish term or phrase: arbustos postrados
Esta clasificación muestra que la forma de vida vegetal de la zona es de baja estatura, no supera los 2-2.5m de altura, arbustos postrados, hierbas perennes con yemas de renuevos y muy pocas especies anuales.

Muchas gracias!
Claudia Luque Bedregal
Peru
Clarification request(s) and response
Claudia Luque Bedregal: 2:44pm Aug 24, 2007: Thnaks everybody for your help! Have a nice weekend :)

prostrated bushes(shrubs)
Explanation:
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Juan Arturo Carbajal Manjarrez
Mexico
Note from asker to answerer
Gracias Juan! Thanks also to Jack who gave a good suggestion and link :)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3prostrated bushes(shrubs)Juan Arturo Carbajal Manjarrez
5bent-over bushes
Deborah Lockett
4shrubs with a low-growing habit
aceavila - Noni
5 -1wilted/drooping shrubberytrans4u


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
prostrated bushes(shrubs)

Explanation:
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Juan Arturo Carbajal Manjarrez
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Gracias Juan! Thanks also to Jack who gave a good suggestion and link :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree jack_speak: prostrated shrubs. Low-growing shrubs: "Low-growing plants for New Mexico. Question:. I want to plant some low growing evergreens and some type of flowering ground cover..."http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22low+growing+plants%2...
6 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree alexfromsd
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree Catalina Connon: prostrate
23 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
wilted/drooping shrubbery

Explanation:
wilted-drooping

drooping-caido, colgante

shrubbery ['ʃrʌbərɪ] nombre arbustos, matas

http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=dro...

trans4u
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree jack_speak: wilted and drooping mean they are unhealthy/dying.
51 mins
  -> I looked up "postrado" in word reference and it means laying down, weakness. Then, the term read "muy pocas especies anuales" and so I based my answer on that.Well, when I'm wrong, I'm worng.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
bent-over bushes

Explanation:
te adjunto enlace a una página donde ocurre el término "bent-over bushes". Un abrazo :-)


    Reference: http://www.torresdelpaine.cl/ingles/secciones/01/c/florafaun...
Deborah Lockett
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 66
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
shrubs with a low-growing habit

Explanation:
"Particularly useful are those with a prostrate or low-growing habit" www.carryongardening.org.uk/page01_2_3.asp

Low growing, and low-growing habit are the expression I know.

aceavila - Noni
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
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