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May 3, 2001 10:49
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Spanish term
pulvinadas
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De acuerdo con la composición florística, los humedales, pueden ser de dos tipos: aquellos cuyas especies dominantes son las gramíneas en champas y forman los “pajonales” y aquellos cuyas especies dominantes son pulvinadas (que forman cojines)
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| 0 | pulvinate |
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| 0 | pulverized (literally) |
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pulvinate
It is obvious from the text that pulvinate and cushion-shaped are synonims.
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pul·vi·nate [púlv nàyt ] adjective
1. cushion-shaped: shaped like a cushion
2. swelling at base: with a swelling at the base (of a leafstalk)
(You can try Google for pulvinate and cushion-shaped.)
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pulverized (literally)
this could become powdered (turned into dust), or sprayed (i.e. the water is pulverized), up to you to interpret the text, you have the whole text
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