Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

sâmara glaba

English translation:

glabrous samara

Added to glossary by Evans (X)
Dec 26, 2010 20:49
13 yrs ago
Portuguese term

sâmara glaba

Portuguese to English Other Botany
o fruto é uma sâmara glaba e marrom
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 glabrous samara
Change log

Jan 11, 2011 17:07: Evans (X) Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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glabrous samara

glabrous means hairless, smooth
and samara is a dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit with a winglike extension to aid dispersal (like ash or maple) - also known as key fruit

Collins English Dictionary
Peer comment(s):

agree Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães : "Glabrous" can also be a particularly literate insult, of course... :)
3 hrs
Thank you fvasconcellos. It must be very literate, I've never come across it! ;-)
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
2 days 12 hrs
thanks, Muriel!
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