Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

minimotte

English translation:

plug plant / smaller version of the plant

Added to glossary by Susan Gastaldi
Mar 4, 2009 07:58
15 yrs ago
French term

minimotte

French to English Other Agriculture gardening
"...visez sur les semis, les minimottes (jeunes plantes de 6 à 8 semaines de la taille d'une pouce) et les plantes aromatiques"

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Proposed translations

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30 mins
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plug plant / smaller version of the plant

http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15921526
Plant minimotte - plug plant

http://www.leja-int.nl/english/prepacked/pre_minimotte/pre_m...
The Minimotte range is a smaller version of the Garden Queen collection.
The varieties are chosen to give a well-balanced sales mix. The plants are delivered on cc-containers or on displays.
The Minimotte packing contains all the relevant information about height, flowering, fragrance and planting.


Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Fell : plug plant seems the nearest term, though plugs are often smaller than some plants grown in compartmentalised trays like this - http://www.gerbeaud.com/jardin/fiches/fp_minimottes_bulbes_j... http://blog.shirlsgardenwatch.co.uk/2008_08_01_arc
1 hr
thanks
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Mohan, the client confirmed that this is the right term."
23 mins

a cutting

if minimotte stands for bouture
Peer comment(s):

agree kashew : Sounds right to me.
59 mins
neutral Rachel Fell : not cuttings - http://tinyurl.com/cdmrm2
1 hr
disagree SueE : mini-mottes may well have been grown from cuttings, but not exclusively. They are mostly grown from seed. Bouture and minimotte are not synonymous
2 hrs
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+1
12 mins

plant plug

I assume they mean "mini-motte"

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-03-04 10:35:38 GMT)
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Or even just "plug"
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