Glossary entry

português term or phrase:

cespitosas

inglês translation:

cespitosa / cespitose (depending on context)

Added to glossary by R. Alex Jenkins
Feb 15, 2008 12:58
16 yrs ago
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português term

cespitosas

português para inglês Ciência Biologia (biotecnologia, bioquímica, microbiologia) Biology/Plant Research
A exclusão do gado das pastagens ocasionou um decrescimo na qualidade das forrageiras existentes, devido a um aumento de espécies cespitosas.
Proposed translations (inglês)
4 +1 cespitosa (species)
4 +2 cespitose
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Feb 20, 2008 12:18: R. Alex Jenkins Created KOG entry

Feb 20, 2008 12:23: R. Alex Jenkins changed "Field" from "Outra" to "Ciência"

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Proposed translations

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cespitosa (species)

Sorry for the literal translation ;/

There seem to be many types of 'cespitosa' species:
The most common I can find is the 'Tufted hair grass' (Deschampia cespitosa).

Discovery, Hair Grass (Deschampia cespitosa). By: Gaia. In Backyard: Tiered Garden. Hair Grass (Deschampia cespitosa) ...

Hairgrass (Beringensis Beringensis) Species; Bog Hair Grass (Setacea Setacea) Species; cespitosa Species: Bottonia Bottonia Subspecies; ... ” ...
www.gardenguides.com/plants/find-plant.asp?q=Hair grass
Peer comment(s):

agree liz askew : OR "caespitosa"
2 horas
Cheers, Liz :)
neutral Muriel Vasconcellos : The Latin word "cespitosa" is used in many species names; it's not the name of a single species or genus. The Spanish word here is a common adjective. See answer below.
6 horas
Granted Muriel, you might be right, but take a look at the source text and you'll see it has 'espécies' right there next to 'cespitosas'. If it is a fault in calling 'cespitosa' a species then that is a fault in the source text. 'cespitosa species'
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2 horas

cespitose

Veja o que diz o Houaiss:

cespitoso
n adjetivo
Rubrica: morfologia botânica.
1 cuja raiz emite vários caules; multicaule
Ex.: palmeira c.
2 que nasce e se desenvolve em conjunto, formando tufo ou touceira


E compare com o que diz o Webster's sobre este adjetivo:

cespitose (sespe tos)
adj.
growing in dense, matlike clumps without creeping stems, as moss, grass, etc.

Etymology
[ModL < L caespes, turf, grassy field + -ose2]

(C)1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. (C)1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Note from asker:
here i was refering to the noun, not adjective
Peer comment(s):

agree Muriel Vasconcellos
4 horas
Thank you, Muriel, have a pleasant weekend!
agree Humberto Ribas
8 horas
Obrigado, Humberto, bom fim-de-semana!
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