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kroonbuis

English translation: Corolla tube

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Dutch term or phrase:kroonbuis
English translation:Corolla tube
Entered by: Adam Smith

11:32 Jul 15, 2002
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Botany / botany
Dutch term or phrase: kroonbuis
part of a plant
Carmen Lawrence
Greece
Local time: 16:19
Corolla tube
Explanation:
Corolla tube

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Note added at 2002-07-15 11:39:15 (GMT)
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There\'s a glossary at this link:

www.up.ac.za/academic/botany/courses/ BOT161/Woordelys.98.doc

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Note added at 2002-07-15 11:45:06 (GMT)
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Corolla Parts
Corolla is the collective term for all the petals of a single flower. This is usually the showy part of the flower.

* Limb: In fused corollas, any extension of the petal beyond its fused base. Members of the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) have lobes that are extensions of the corolla tube.
* Throat: The opening at the top of the tube in fused corollas.
* Tube: The tube-like structure where the petals are united at the bottom of fused corollas.


ref. http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/botany/parts_flowers.html
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Adam Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:19
Grading comment
thank you, particularly for the link to the glossary! Very useful! especially since this is a speciality that is rather new to me.
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Corolla tube


Explanation:
Corolla tube

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Note added at 2002-07-15 11:39:15 (GMT)
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There\'s a glossary at this link:

www.up.ac.za/academic/botany/courses/ BOT161/Woordelys.98.doc

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Note added at 2002-07-15 11:45:06 (GMT)
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Corolla Parts
Corolla is the collective term for all the petals of a single flower. This is usually the showy part of the flower.

* Limb: In fused corollas, any extension of the petal beyond its fused base. Members of the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) have lobes that are extensions of the corolla tube.
* Throat: The opening at the top of the tube in fused corollas.
* Tube: The tube-like structure where the petals are united at the bottom of fused corollas.


ref. http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/botany/parts_flowers.html


    Reference: http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/acanthac.htm
Adam Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
thank you, particularly for the link to the glossary! Very useful! especially since this is a speciality that is rather new to me.
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