gederams (URGENT)

English translation: rosebay willowherb / willowherb

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Danish term or phrase:gederams
English translation:rosebay willowherb / willowherb
Entered by: elysee

17:58 Feb 27, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Botany / FLOWERS / PLANT
Danish term or phrase: gederams (URGENT)
gederams

Please , do you know the ENGLISH name of this plant (or flower) and his LATIN name?

(if possible also the French or Italian name)

Thank you very much !
elysee
Italy
Local time: 21:17
willowherb
Explanation:
willowherb

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-02-27 18:11:40 GMT)
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latin: Epilobium angustifolium
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Derringdo
Bulgaria
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Thank you!
LATIN = Epilobium angustifolium
From this name, I find this interesting site for many languages (Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie - INRA-Dijon) = http://www.dijon.inra.fr/malherbo/hyppa/hyppa-f/chaan_fh.htm
ENGLISH = rosebay willowherb
FRENCH = épilobe à feuilles étroites (/ épilobe en épi)
GERMAN = Wald-Weidenröschen
Another site for french = http://www3.sympatico.ca/arold/spp/epian.html
http://sophy.u-3mrs.fr/photohtm/ZI443.HTM
http://ifdf.free.fr/containers/thumb/epilobangust_fam.htm
ITALIAN = (garofanino maggiore) = http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specie_botaniche_spontanee
Interesting for ITALIAN/LATIN = http://www.homolaicus.com/linguaggi/sinonimi/hypertext/0635.htm

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Summary of answers provided
5willowherb
Derringdo
5fireweed / narrow-leafed willow-herb
Tore Bjerkek
4French willow , rosebay (Chamaenerium angustifolium)
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
4willow herb
Jérôme Haushalter


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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
willowherb


Explanation:
willowherb

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-02-27 18:11:40 GMT)
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latin: Epilobium angustifolium

Derringdo
Bulgaria
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you!
LATIN = Epilobium angustifolium
From this name, I find this interesting site for many languages (Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie - INRA-Dijon) = http://www.dijon.inra.fr/malherbo/hyppa/hyppa-f/chaan_fh.htm
ENGLISH = rosebay willowherb
FRENCH = épilobe à feuilles étroites (/ épilobe en épi)
GERMAN = Wald-Weidenröschen
Another site for french = http://www3.sympatico.ca/arold/spp/epian.html
http://sophy.u-3mrs.fr/photohtm/ZI443.HTM
http://ifdf.free.fr/containers/thumb/epilobangust_fam.htm
ITALIAN = (garofanino maggiore) = http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specie_botaniche_spontanee
Interesting for ITALIAN/LATIN = http://www.homolaicus.com/linguaggi/sinonimi/hypertext/0635.htm
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
French willow , rosebay (Chamaenerium angustifolium)


Explanation:
Gyldendals DA>EN ordbog

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Derringdo: This is the older variant of the latin name. For some reason it has been given a new one, but this one is of course just as good.
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willow herb


Explanation:
épilobe en français

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Note added at 1 hr 32 mins (2005-02-27 19:31:30 GMT)
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EPILOBE, avec un accent aigu! ;)

Jérôme Haushalter
France
Local time: 21:17
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
fireweed / narrow-leafed willow-herb


Explanation:
Geitrams (NO)or Gederams (DA) (Chamaenerion angustifolium or Epilobium angustifolium) is commonly called fireweed here in Canada and USA.
It is also called: narrow-leafed willow-herb.
http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/herbs/chamerionan.html
http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/onagra/epilo/epilang.html
http://www.dpc.dk/PolarPubs/Digital/Names/Flora.html



Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Local time: 16:17
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
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