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serval de cazadores

English translation: mountain ash

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Spanish term or phrase:serval de cazadores
English translation:mountain ash

03:52 Sep 17, 2001
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Botany
Spanish term or phrase: serval de cazadores
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I think it's a tree. But does anyone have any idea how to say it in English?
Thanks for your help.
Sarah Brenchley
Local time: 10:56
mountain ash, rowan
Explanation:
You're right, it is a tree:

SERVAL DE CAZADORES - Sorbus aucuparia

Sorbus aucuparia
Family: Rosaceae (rose family)
Common Names: mountain ash, rowan
Description
Long a landscape favorite, mountain ash is an upright tree growing 25 - 40 feet high with a rounded open crown. In late spring it covers itself with clusters of delicate white flowers. The real show, however, starts in late summer when the flowers mature into spectacular clusters of bright orange-red berries. Dull green pinnately compound leaves are composed of 7 to 13 leaflets. This feathery foliage and flamboyant fruit give this beauty an almost tropical dazzle. While the leaves provide little color in the fall, they turn reddish brown and quickly drop, the pea-sized berries persist in a display of color that lasts into winter.
Location
Native to most Europe and western Asia. Mountain ash is now a popular landscape item in cooler climates all over North America.

Hope it helps.
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tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 10:56
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Brilliant - thanks very much. Sarah.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1hunting serval
Paul Stevens
5mountain ash, rowan
tazdog (X)


  

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hunting serval


Explanation:
A slender African wild cat with long legs, large ears, and a black-spotted orange-brown coat.

HTH

Paul Stevens
Local time: 09:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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No, it's got to be some sort of tree.

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Comment: No, it's got to be some sort of tree.

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mountain ash, rowan


Explanation:
You're right, it is a tree:

SERVAL DE CAZADORES - Sorbus aucuparia

Sorbus aucuparia
Family: Rosaceae (rose family)
Common Names: mountain ash, rowan
Description
Long a landscape favorite, mountain ash is an upright tree growing 25 - 40 feet high with a rounded open crown. In late spring it covers itself with clusters of delicate white flowers. The real show, however, starts in late summer when the flowers mature into spectacular clusters of bright orange-red berries. Dull green pinnately compound leaves are composed of 7 to 13 leaflets. This feathery foliage and flamboyant fruit give this beauty an almost tropical dazzle. While the leaves provide little color in the fall, they turn reddish brown and quickly drop, the pea-sized berries persist in a display of color that lasts into winter.
Location
Native to most Europe and western Asia. Mountain ash is now a popular landscape item in cooler climates all over North America.

Hope it helps.


    Reference: http://www.ctv.es/USERS/rolandog/archivo%20naturaleza.htm
    Reference: http://www.floridata.com/ref/S/sorb_auc.cfm
tazdog (X)
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Local time: 10:56
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