bolsa

English translation: bourse

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Spanish term or phrase:bolsa
English translation:bourse
Entered by: Dennis Wright

22:34 Feb 12, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / fruit trees
Spanish term or phrase: bolsa
lamburda

please see this link: http://www.infojardin.com/Frutales/poda-manzano-peral-membri...

Under "Las formaciones que nos encontramos en FRUTALES..." it lists a series of terms referring to vegetative elements of fruit trees and shows corresponding diagrams.

Do we have any botanists on this website that know what a bolsa is in English (in this context)?
Dennis Wright
Local time: 05:37
bourse
Explanation:
Some fruit trees form short lateral shoots or spurs..... During fruit set, spurs of some cultivars swell forming a bourse or cluster base. The bourse is more prevalent on terminal bearing cultivars...

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brennda
Local time: 00:37
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Summary of answers provided
4spur
Catalina Connon
5 -1purse
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3 +1bourse
brennda


Discussion entries: 1





  

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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
spur


Explanation:
Definition of fruiting spur
Definition as written by :
A short branch that flowers and produces fruit, usually refers to fruit trees (apples) or grapevines ...
http://davesgarden.com/terms/go/2219/

short, specialized fruit-bearing branchlet present on apple trees and some ...
Dictionary definition of spur The American Heritage® Dictionary of the ...
www.answers.com/topic/spur

Catalina Connon
Argentina
Local time: 01:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jennifer Levey: the picture on the link mentioned by Dennis shows that 'bolsa' refers to the bulbous growth that forms on branches
12 mins

agree  Rachel Fell: I think this is a fruting spur (as opp. to an ordinary spur)
1 day 18 mins
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
purse


Explanation:
The botanical definition given in Larousse's Spanish/English Unabridged Dictionary. EX: bolsa de pastor-shepherd's purse.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 00:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jennifer Levey: fuera del contexto ...
14 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bourse


Explanation:
Some fruit trees form short lateral shoots or spurs..... During fruit set, spurs of some cultivars swell forming a bourse or cluster base. The bourse is more prevalent on terminal bearing cultivars...




    Reference: http://www.uvm.edu/pss/egarcia/fruitprod/Labs/VegStruct.doc
brennda
Local time: 00:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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agree  Jennifer Levey: I 'think' you're right
1 day 11 hrs
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