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12:35 Jan 14, 2015 |
Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Science - Botany / seeds/farming | |||||||
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4 | sharp and non-equilateral |
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4 | acute and not equilateral |
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4 | acute with an inequilateral base |
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sharp and non-equilateral Explanation: "acute" também pode ser usado para "agudo", mas "sharp" é mais comum. depende do registro. Reference: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3605686?sid=2110562471... |
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acute and not equilateral Explanation: ...leaflet blade apex acute to shortly acuminate ...base not equilateral http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF09/Rourea.PDF |
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acute with an inequilateral base Explanation: See diagrams of leaf shapes at: http://www.clemson.edu/extfor/publications/bul117/characteri... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2015-01-15 23:11:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- For 'inequilateral', see description of the Ulmus parvifolia leaf at: http://forestry.sfasu.edu/faculty/stovall/dendrology/index.p... Ulmaceae Ulmus parvifolia - Chinese elm: Leaf, alternate, simple, **inequilateral base**, doubly serrate margin, often thick and waxy, smaller than most native elms. |
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