Сорт

English translation: Variety

21:25 Sep 19, 2014
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / Nuts & Seeds
Russian term or phrase: Сорт
Сорт «Стофунтовка»

Здесь http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Fresh-RUSSIAN-HEIRLOOM-Organic-... встретилось слово Heirloom. Можно ли его использовать?

Heirloom: Pumpkin "Stofuntovka"
Lingvosphere
Ukraine
Local time: 07:04
English translation:Variety
Explanation:
Сорт здесь означает variety
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Sarah McDowell
Canada
Local time: 00:04
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4 +5Variety
Sarah McDowell
4 +5variety
Rachel Douglas
5 +1cultivar
Jack slep


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Variety


Explanation:
Сорт здесь означает variety

Sarah McDowell
Canada
Local time: 00:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Evgeny Artemov (X)
7 mins
  -> Спасибо Евгений!

agree  Max Deryagin
8 mins
  -> Спасибо Макс!

agree  Aleksandra Kleschina
2 hrs
  -> Спасибо Александра!

agree  cyhul
7 hrs
  -> Спасибо!

agree  Tatiana Lammers
19 hrs
  -> Спасибо Татьяна!

neutral  Jack slep: Strictly speaking, cultivar
2 days 19 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
variety


Explanation:
No, you should not translate "сорт" as "heirloom". In this context, "heirloom" would be used adjectivally, as additional info about what type of variety is in question.

Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 01:04
Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evgeny Artemov (X)
7 mins
  -> Thanks, Evgeny.

agree  Aleksandra Kleschina
2 hrs

agree  cyhul
7 hrs

agree  Natalia Volkova
10 hrs

agree  Tatiana Lammers
19 hrs

neutral  Jack slep: strictly speaking, cultcivar
2 days 19 hrs
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cultivar


Explanation:
cultivar = cultivated variety as opposed to a biological variety, though just plain variety is commonly used.
HGIC 1255 Heirloom Vegetables - Clemson University

www.clemson.edu › ... › Vegetable Gardening
Clemson University
For many gardeners, saving an heirloom cultivar is a connection to their heritage. Many gardeners grow heirlooms that have superior flavor. Heirloom varieties ...
What is an heirloom vegetable?

www.halcyon.com/tmend/define.htm
Feb 20, 2008 - So far, experts in the field agree that heirloom vegetables are old, open-pollinated cultivars. In addition, these varieties also have a reputation ...

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Note added at 2 days19 hrs (2014-09-22 16:49:50 GMT)
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In Сельскохоз. Энцик. Словарь, "Сельскохоз. Энцик." Moscow, 1989, is given Сорт растений...купьтивар....
I don't dispute the common use of "variety" for "cultivar" but strictly speaking it is incorrect.

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Note added at 2 days19 hrs (2014-09-22 17:04:13 GMT)
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A true heirloom vegetable is a cultivar that has been nurtured, selected, and handed down from one family member to another for many generations.

Jack slep
Local time: 01:04
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Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jurate Kazlauskaite: Or maybe "cultigen"
1 day 7 hrs
  -> A cultigen is a plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans; it is the result of artificial selection. A A cultivar is a plant selected for desirable characteristics that can be maintained by propagation.
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