Nov 20, 2014 14:07
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Portuguese term

pilosidade da bainha

Portuguese to English Science Botany seeds/farming
folhas da planta sem pilosidade na bainha
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Muriel Vasconcellos Nov 20, 2014:
hairless or smooth It would help to know the type of plant.

Proposed translations

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pilosity of/in the sheath

https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/help/glossary#S

pilose
with slightly stiffened distinct hairs ascending from the surface

Botany. the leaf base when it forms a vertical coating surrounding the stem.

Cinco novas espécies de Xyris - Rodriguésia
rodriguesia.jbrj.gov.br/FASCICULOS/rodrig61_1/8%20-%20Xyris.pdf
c. folha com densa pilosidade; d. espiga com uma flor aberta; e. parte superior do escapo; f-g. brácteas estéreis, ... of the plant, rhizome with spaced internodes; c. leaf with dense pilosity; d. spike with ... pilosas, e as bainhas foliares ciliadas.
http://rodriguesia.jbrj.gov.br/FASCICULOS/rodrig61_1/8 - Xyr...
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(with) no hairs on the sheath


Classification of Barley Varieties Grown in the United ...
books.google.co.uk/books?id=iLoXAAAAYAAJ
Gustav A. Wiebe, ‎David Alexander Reid - 1961 - ‎Barley
Six-rowed smooth-awned spring barley ; early growth erect ; plant early to midseason, midtall ; basal leaf sheaths without hairs, green or faintly purple; upper ...

Fall panicum - Diagnostic Services at MSU - Michigan State ...
pestid.msu.edu/LinkClick.aspx?link=120&tabid=112&mid=490
Weeds and Plant Identification. Environmental or ... Leaf sheaths are also hairless at maturity, and there are no hairs on the sheath margin. Seedlings may have ...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-11-20 19:44:07 GMT)
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a bit more context helps, especially what type of plants are invloved
Peer comment(s):

agree Muriel Vasconcellos : The correct preposition is 'on'. I think 'smooth' or 'hairless' would be a more natural way to say it in English, especially if the sheath is typically pilose (we don't know what plant we're talking about).
1 hr
Thank you Muriel - yes, quite possibly; I wonder if it is a cereal
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