Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
matos esclerófitos
English translation:
sclerophyllous scrub
Added to glossary by
Aoife Kennedy
Sep 7, 2005 13:07
18 yrs ago
Portuguese term
matos esclerófitos
Portuguese to English
Science
Botany
Part of the flora of the Algarve region.
The only relevant context is that this is part of a list of the ecological features of the area.
The only relevant context is that this is part of a list of the ecological features of the area.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | sclerophyte scrub |
Rachel Fell
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| 5 +4 | sclerophyte brushes / sclerophyllous forest |
Luiza Modesto
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| 5 +2 | sclerophyllous forests, sclerophyte forests |
Henrique Serra
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| 4 | sclerophytes |
rhandler
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Proposed translations
5 hrs
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
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Portuguese term (edited):
matos escler�fitos
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sclerophyte scrub
Although better known for its beaches and tourist centres, the Algarve ... hills of the northern Algarve are covered in mediterranean scrub or matos made up made up of scented rosemary and the gum cistus rock rose, while fig trees, locust trees and dwarf palm trees are found both around the coast and inland
www.walkingworld.com/home/index.asp?id=46&nid=262 - 25k
SCRUB: (1) Inferior growth consisting of small or stunted trees and/or shrubs, generally of unmerchantable species. NOTE: Where the trees are sufficiently numerous, termed scrub forest. (2) Any woody growth of low economic potentiality.
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/for3364/ecolterms.htm
www.walkingworld.com/home/index.asp?id=46&nid=262 - 25k
SCRUB: (1) Inferior growth consisting of small or stunted trees and/or shrubs, generally of unmerchantable species. NOTE: Where the trees are sufficiently numerous, termed scrub forest. (2) Any woody growth of low economic potentiality.
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/for3364/ecolterms.htm
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Rachel. I like your suggestion of "scrub", as it seems to be exactly what's in question here. However, I would use "schlerphyllous" instead of "schlerophyte".
Thanks to you all for helping and commenting :)"
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34 mins
Henrique Serra
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
United States
Go with the Pro (also an Agronomist)
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese
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Portuguese term (edited):
matos escler�fitos
sclerophyllous forests, sclerophyte forests
The first form is much more common than the second.
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Peer comment(s):
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Henrique Magalhaes
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thanks!
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: I did some research on a forestry project and found that the "ous" form is preferred in this kind of word.
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thanks!
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Portuguese term (edited):
matos escler�fitos
sclerophytes
Check at these illustrated examples:
New Orchid Display Greenhouse - Devonian Botanic Garden
Other desert plants termed sclerophytes survive without storing water; being tough woody ... Sclerophytes are so fibrous as to be unpalatable to animals, ...
www.devonian.ualberta.ca/aridplanths.html
PHOTOSYNTHESIS OF OVERWINTERING EVERGREEN PLANTS - Annual Review ...
In contrast, shaded sclerophytes showed photosynthetic characteristics similar to mesophytes, with a rapidly, reversible, xanthophyll-regulated, ...
http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev....
New Orchid Display Greenhouse - Devonian Botanic Garden
Other desert plants termed sclerophytes survive without storing water; being tough woody ... Sclerophytes are so fibrous as to be unpalatable to animals, ...
www.devonian.ualberta.ca/aridplanths.html
PHOTOSYNTHESIS OF OVERWINTERING EVERGREEN PLANTS - Annual Review ...
In contrast, shaded sclerophytes showed photosynthetic characteristics similar to mesophytes, with a rapidly, reversible, xanthophyll-regulated, ...
http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev....
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31 mins
Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Brazil
specializes in research articles
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English
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Portuguese term (edited):
matos escler�fitos
sclerophyte brushes / sclerophyllous forest
SCLEROPHYTE: A plant with thick, hard leaves--generally small, evergreen and xerophytic.
SCLEROPHYLLOUS FOREST: Forest characterized by the prevalence of species having leathery, generally small, leaves and developed in a climate with relatively cold/wet and hot/dry seasons.
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/for3364/ecolterms.htm
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http://pbs-afg.virage.com/vss-bin/vss_SR/pbs_afg/search?temp...
SCLEROPHYLLOUS FOREST: Forest characterized by the prevalence of species having leathery, generally small, leaves and developed in a climate with relatively cold/wet and hot/dry seasons.
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/for3364/ecolterms.htm
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Note added at 6 hrs 52 mins (2005-09-07 20:00:00 GMT)
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http://pbs-afg.virage.com/vss-bin/vss_SR/pbs_afg/search?temp...
Peer comment(s):
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Henrique Serra
: chegou primeiro, eu ainda estava pesquisando...
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Obrigada. :) Eu chuto a palavra em inglês e vejo se ela existe. ;)
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Claudio Mazotti
: vale apelar até p/ os contatos do além...rs
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rsrs Obrigada. :)
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ooooo (X)
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Obrigada. :)
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Rachel Fell
: either bushes or brush, not brushes/Yes, I just meant you can say bushes, or brush, meaning low growing vegetation, but this meaning for brush cannot be made plural/Ok, yes, thanks - it can be made plural in this sense - just!
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I understand "sclerophyte" is a type of plant, not a species. Please see the link I just posted above and look for the word "brushes".
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Alexandra Gouveia
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Obrigada. :)
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