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leaf litter

Italian translation: materia organica vegetale

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English term or phrase:leaf litter
Italian translation:materia organica vegetale
Entered by: Letizia Musso

19:13 Mar 23, 2007
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Botany / forests
English term or phrase: leaf litter
it's a text about forests. the sentence which contains the term is:
their roots structure holds together the soil, and the LEAF LITTER gets broken down and combined with minerals...
Giancarlo
materia organica vegetale
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_litter
gets break down= si decompone
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Letizia Musso
Italy
Local time: 16:52
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3 +1materia organica vegetale
Letizia Musso
3lettiera fogliare
Dolores Vázquez


  

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materia organica vegetale


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_litter
gets break down= si decompone

Letizia Musso
Italy
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

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lettiera fogliare


Explanation:
An option.


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Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
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