Pes canis (plant)

English translation: Desmodium sp/pata de perro/dog's paw/pega pega

15:49 Mar 15, 2002
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Science - Botany / botany
Latin term or phrase: Pes canis (plant)
"... characteristic native [to Catalonia] plants such as acanthuses, pittosporums, medlars, laurels, ivies, and the natural grass Pes canis, with its pretty yellow flowers."

(... les característiques plantes autòctones com els acants, pitòspors, nesprers, llorers, heures i la gespa natural del «pes canis» de boniques flors grogues.)
Jon Zuber (X)
English translation:Desmodium sp/pata de perro/dog's paw/pega pega
Explanation:
Black nettle is wonderful for bronchus, paico is good against parasites and is considered good for the intelligence. Pie de perro (dog's foot) is great for kidneys and pumpkin seeds throw away parasites

http://www.yolisala.8m.com/taquile.html

with pie de perro I did another search which produced:

Desmodium sp
FABACEAE
amor seco, pega-pega, pie de perro
herbaceous plant
contraceptive

Manayupa also ... also manayupana, runa manayupa, pega-pega, which was later corrupted into pata
de perro or pie de perro (dog's paw). Andean plant growing usually on loam ...
www.herbsecret.co.uk/download/vilcacora1.pdf - Similar pages

I had difficulty opening the above site, so I am just giving you a quote from the Google search.

paola l m


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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Desmodium sp/pata de perro/dog's paw/pega pega
CLS Lexi-tech
2 +1dog's foot
Antoinette Verburg
1 -2Shark (?)
Nicola (Mr.) Nobili


  

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Shark (?)


Explanation:
Pes is fish, canis is dog.
However, in some languages "dogfish" is a synonym of Shark. I wonder if this may help. I tried, though.

Nicola (Mr.) Nobili
Italy
Local time: 23:15
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Antoinette Verburg: 'pes' means 'foot'
1 min

disagree  Timur Nakashidze: the questionb deals with grass-:(, I agree with Mirror
1 day 13 hrs
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dog's foot


Explanation:
This is a literal translation of 'pes canis':
pes = foot, claw
canis = dog, of the dog
Hope this helps to find the name of your plant!


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Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 23:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

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agree  Egmont
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Desmodium sp/pata de perro/dog's paw/pega pega


Explanation:
Black nettle is wonderful for bronchus, paico is good against parasites and is considered good for the intelligence. Pie de perro (dog's foot) is great for kidneys and pumpkin seeds throw away parasites

http://www.yolisala.8m.com/taquile.html

with pie de perro I did another search which produced:

Desmodium sp
FABACEAE
amor seco, pega-pega, pie de perro
herbaceous plant
contraceptive

Manayupa also ... also manayupana, runa manayupa, pega-pega, which was later corrupted into pata
de perro or pie de perro (dog's paw). Andean plant growing usually on loam ...
www.herbsecret.co.uk/download/vilcacora1.pdf - Similar pages

I had difficulty opening the above site, so I am just giving you a quote from the Google search.

paola l m





    Reference: http://www.inkaterra.com/Activities/medicinal_plant_list.htm
CLS Lexi-tech
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