root buttresses

Italian translation: contrafforti delle radici

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English term or phrase:	root buttresses
Italian translation:	contrafforti delle radici
Entered by:	Mario Altare

15:47 Feb 23, 2017

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Science - Botany / Cedimento degli alberi

English term or phrase: root buttresses

Example 4
Site
Located in a highway verge
Very low use, poorly maintained footpath
Tree
Stem partially covered in ivy
Dead section of the crown is gradually collapsing
No obvious cause of decline
Very minor overhang to road of approximately 1 metre
3 vertical strips of dead bark extending upwards from between ** root buttresses **
No visible or audible signs of hollowing or advanced decay to the stem or root-collar

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contrafforti delle radici

Explanation:
https://www.google.it/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=1I14VOPuFsjD8ger6ID4Cw&g...

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Come puoi vedere, il contrafforte è la parte iniziale della radice, che, simile a una grossa costola, si dirama già dalla base dell'albero:

https://www.google.it/search?q="contrafforte della radice"&b...

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Note added at 16 min (2017-02-23 16:04:22 GMT)
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http://iate.europa.eu/SearchByQuery.do?method=searchDetail&l...

"buttress = contrafforte"

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Note added at 1 giorno1 ora (2017-02-24 17:02:46 GMT) Post-grading
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Grazie mille a te, Mario. Buon lavoro e buon fine settimana.

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Local time: 23:45

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Grazie mille :-)
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contrafforti delle radici

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root buttresses

contrafforti delle radici

Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
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Grazie mille :-)

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