variegated foliage

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14:54 Jan 29, 2009
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
Additional field(s): Agriculture
English term or phrase: variegated foliage
Definition from planandplant.com:
Leaves that are not solid green in color. Most variegated plants have green and white leaves although some will have yellow and green.

Example sentence(s):
  • Highly variegated foliage emerges in early spring with masses of pink-tipped green and white leaves topped with a carpet of sweet purple flowers. Summer Hill Seeds
  • Archangel or Yellow Archangel is perfect as a groundcover planting for partial to full shade. And the variegated foliage looks wonderful with the hooded yellow flowers it bears for a short time in spring. baygardens.tripod.com
  • "Tricolor" beech trees (Fagus sylvatica 'Roseomarginata' or Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Tricolor') bear an exquisite variegated foliage throughout the growing season. landscaping.about.com
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5 +1brogede blade
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brogede blade


Definition from ordnet.dk:
som ikke er ensfarvet, men har to ell. flere (fra hinanden stærkt afvigende) farver, især i uregelmæssig blanding

Example sentence(s):
  • ... en rød kornel i haven, og på nogle af de nye skud er bladene ikke brogede som de plejer at være, men helt hvide... - Havenyt.dk  
  • Tradescantia albiflora 'Variegata' ses sjæl­dent i blomst hos os; den dyrkes på grund af sine brogede blade. - www.haveabc.dk  
  • Brogede Blade forekommer ret hyppigt hos de i Haverne dyrkede Prydplanter. Enten kan der paa Bladenes grønne Bundfarve optræde hvide, røde eller gule Pletter, Striber eller Baand... - runeberg.org  
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Native speaker of: Danish

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