Tap roots

Portuguese translation: raiz principl

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English term or phrase:	Tap roots
Portuguese translation:	raiz principl
Entered by:	Martha Schwan

17:09 Dec 2, 2010

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)

English term or phrase: Tap roots

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Martha Schwan KudoZ activity Questions: 169 (3 open) (5 without valid answers) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 300 Brazil
Local time: 06:19

raiz principl

Explanation:
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a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.

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eixo de uma planta vascular, que se desenvolve a partir da radícula, ger. descendente e subterrâneo, freq. com ramificações secundárias, e que serve para fixá-la a um substrato, além de absorver e conduzir água e minerais

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-12-02 17:19:35 GMT)
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raiz principal

Selected response from:

Christina Paiva
Brazil
Local time: 06:19

Grading comment

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Summary of answers provided

5 +2

raiz principl

Christina Paiva

raízes aprumadas

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

Raízes primárias

Ivan Rocha, CT

raízes pivotantes, axiais ou aprumadas

Claudio Mazotti

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

4 mins confidence:

tap roots Raízes primárias

Explanation:
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Note added at 8 mins (2010-12-02 17:17:39 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taproot

Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

tap roots

raiz principl

Christina Paiva
Brazil
Local time: 06:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English
PRO pts in category: 31

Grading comment

thanks

12 mins confidence:

tap roots raízes pivotantes, axiais ou aprumadas

Explanation:
Taxa de crescimento relativo (TCR) do comprimento da raiz pivotante ..... 'Bangelan' and 'Excelsa' plants presented the largest length of tap root ..... morfológicas e estruturais: Uma raiz pivotante, curta e grossa; raízes axiais, de ...
www.iac.sp.gov.br/PosIAC/pdf/pb1861701.pdf

Raiz aprumada, raiz axial ou raiz pivotante - apresentam raiz principal, coifa menor do que as demais, seu comprimento é maior que o das outras, e também ramificações ou raízes secundárias. São características de dicotiledôneas. A axial tem a função também de fazer a fotossíntese.
www.pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raiz

... siphonostele ectophloic organization, already has a tap root cortical ...... Raiz pivotante e fibrosa, hábitat subterrâneo nos indivíduos eretos e ...
www.bdtd.biblioteca.ufpb.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquiv...
=462

... Radiacao solar Raio Raiz Raiz aCrea Raiz axial Raiz escora Raiz nua Raiz ... Radiation Solar radiation Ray (wood) Root Aerial root Taproot Proproot ...
www.scribd.com › Research › Science

Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 45

14 mins confidence:

tap roots raízes aprumadas

Explanation:
Diria assim em PT(pt), espero que seja útil...

Domaine Sciences naturelles et appliquées
Commentaire relatif au domaine botanique générale:physiologie et histologie végétales
en Terme tap-root
Fiabilité 3 (fiable)
Réf. du terme Haensch/Haberkamp, Dict. Agriculture
Commentaire relatif au terme General Botany
Date 24/09/2003

pt Terme raiz aprumada
Fiabilité 3 (fiable)
Réf. du terme V.Correia,Eng.Agrónomo,PEDAR Vale do Lima
Date 24/09/2003

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 52

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