rowan oak

Portuguese translation: tramazeira, carvalho

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English term or phrase:rowan oak
Portuguese translation:tramazeira, carvalho
Entered by: Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun

22:06 Sep 30, 2010
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Science - Botany / Trees
English term or phrase: rowan oak
XXX has planted close to 100,000 indigenous trees including birch, rowan oak and beech to naturally
Lucio C P Soluchinsky
Brazil
Local time: 21:04
tramazeira, carvalho
Explanation:
Faltou uma vírgula entre rowan e oak?

São nomes de 2 árvores diferentes:
tramazeira e carvalho
Sorbus aucuparia - Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre
Tramazeira (Sorbus aucuparia) é uma árvore de tamanho mediano, raramente ultrapassando os 15 m de altura (excepcionalmente até os 20 m). ...
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbus_aucuparia - Em cache - Similares


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Sorbus aucuparia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan, European Rowan, Mountain ash, or European mountain ash), is a species of the genus Sorbus, native to most of Europe except for the ...
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 02:04
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Obrigado Salvador!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2tramazeira, carvalho
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4Cornogodinho; Escancerejo; Sorveira; Sorveira-brava; Sorveira-dos-passarinhos; Tramazeira
Nick Taylor


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tramazeira, carvalho


Explanation:
Faltou uma vírgula entre rowan e oak?

São nomes de 2 árvores diferentes:
tramazeira e carvalho
Sorbus aucuparia - Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre
Tramazeira (Sorbus aucuparia) é uma árvore de tamanho mediano, raramente ultrapassando os 15 m de altura (excepcionalmente até os 20 m). ...
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbus_aucuparia - Em cache - Similares


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Note added at 12 mins (2010-09-30 22:18:49 GMT)
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Sorbus aucuparia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- [ Traduzir esta página ]
Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan, European Rowan, Mountain ash, or European mountain ash), is a species of the genus Sorbus, native to most of Europe except for the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbus_aucuparia - Em cache - Similares


Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Obrigado Salvador!

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agree  Carlos Vergara
13 mins
  -> Obrigado!

agree  Christina Paiva
9 hrs
  -> Obrigado!

neutral  Nick Taylor: I concur, the Rowan is the Mountain Ash, a scraggly sort of shrub-like tree. However without the full Linnaean taxonomy the exact nomenclature, is at best, dubious.
16 hrs
  -> Obrigado. Acho que faltou uma vírgula.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Cornogodinho; Escancerejo; Sorveira; Sorveira-brava; Sorveira-dos-passarinhos; Tramazeira


Explanation:
Could a confusion between true "Mountain Ash" (rowan) or missing a comma, the names are all regional I would suggest genus e species to clarify


Catapereiro; Pereira; Pereira-brava; Pereira-comum

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Note added at 16 hrs (2010-10-01 14:26:28 GMT)
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I concur, the Rowan is the Mountain Ash, a scraggly sort of shrub-like tree. However without the full Linnaean taxonomy the exact nomenclature, is at best, dubious.


    Reference: http://arboretum.sggw.pl/en_rodzaj_sorbus.html
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan
Nick Taylor
Local time: 01:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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