sedge

Slovak translation: ostrica (Fam. Cyperaceae) >

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English term or phrase:sedge
Slovak translation:ostrica (Fam. Cyperaceae) >
Entered by: Maria Chmelarova

12:17 Aug 16, 2007
English to Slovak translations [PRO]
Botany
English term or phrase: sedge
Please help to translate "sedge", grass-like or rush-like plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grass-like leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers into Slovak
juliaect
Local time: 18:59
ostrica (fam. Cyperaceae) >
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if you have a picture, pls. compare with... www.en.wikipedia.org/Wiki/Sedge
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Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 11:59
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5 +1ostrica (fam. Cyperaceae) >
Maria Chmelarova
5 -1rákos
Matej Hasko
4trsť
Uncle


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
rákos


Explanation:
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Matej Hasko
Local time: 16:59
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Maria Chmelarova: rákos > sprv. rákosie > trstina, tŕstie
20 mins
  -> OK, beriem, trstina je lepšie slovo :-)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
trsť


Explanation:
trsť

Uncle
Local time: 16:59
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maria Chmelarova: vysoka vodna trava bot. Phragmites, ostrica fam. Cyperaceae
20 mins
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ostrica (fam. Cyperaceae) >


Explanation:
if you have a picture, pls. compare with... www.en.wikipedia.org/Wiki/Sedge


Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 11:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Matej Hasko: záleží od kontextu, ale mne by asi nenapadlo, čo je ostrica :-)
4 mins
  -> pravda, v beznej reci asi nie...

agree  Igor Liba
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Igor
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