Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Finnish term or phrase:
hedetaimi
English translation:
staminate seedling
Added to glossary by
Alfa Trans (X)
Dec 5, 2009 17:11
14 yrs ago
Finnish term
High-quality translation
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: Finnish to Romanian, Finnish to English, English to Romanian, and 3 more.
hedetaimi
Finnish to English
Science
Environment & Ecology
Yksi hedetaimi riittää pölyttämään useita emitaimia.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | staminate seedling |
Alfa Trans (X)
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| 4 +1 | male seedling |
Owen Witesman
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Change log
Dec 12, 2009 22:30: Alfa Trans (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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staminate seedling
or staminate plant.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Kiitos!"
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Owen Witesman
Native in English
Works in field
Real English // Oikea englanti
Native in: English
Works in: Finnish to English, Estonian to English, English, and 1 more.
male seedling
We normally just refer to plants as male and female. Kiwis, for example, require male and female plants to pollinate properly.
Peer comment(s):
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Anu Carroll
: Agree if the context allows for a general term. Plant sexuality is awfully complicated, and "poikataimi" seems to be used in Finnish as well.
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Alfa Trans (X)
: It's not a good idea to underestimate people, they understand.
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Just be careful. If this is at all for a general audience, "staminate" will go over most peoples' heads. Most English speakers couldn't tell a spruce from a pine if their lives depended on it. The level of botanical knowledge is very different in Finland
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