Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Leaf mold
Portuguese translation:
húmus
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Oct 31, 2015 18:36
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English term
Leaf mold
English to Portuguese
Science
Botany
Ecology
Leaf mold is a form of compost produced by the fungal breakdown of shrub and tree leaves
In PT-Portugal what is the translation for it?
Thanks
In PT-Portugal what is the translation for it?
Thanks
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +4 | húmus |
Leonor Machado
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| 4 +1 | composto; folhas caídas usadas no preparo de composto |
Matheus Chaud
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| 4 | folhas em decomposição |
airmailrpl
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Proposed translations
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Selected
húmus
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EN
leaf moulds
PT
húmus
terriço
EN
leaf moulds
PT
húmus
terriço
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| Thanks you were also very helpful! |
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Obg Teresa
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Danik 2014
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Obg Danik
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Mario Freitas
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Obg Mário
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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Obrigada.
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Matheus Chaud
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composto; folhas caídas usadas no preparo de composto
http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/definicao/ingles-...
"folhas caídas usadas no preparo de composto"
http://www.gardensimply.com/soil-compost/easy-composting.php
"Technically speaking, this is "leaf mold." But for simplicity's sake, call it "compost" and
use it... "
"folhas caídas usadas no preparo de composto"
http://www.gardensimply.com/soil-compost/easy-composting.php
"Technically speaking, this is "leaf mold." But for simplicity's sake, call it "compost" and
use it... "
Peer comment(s):
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Roberson Melo
: Concordo, acredito que composto é a melhor opção!
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Obrigado, Roberson!
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airmailrpl
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folhas em decomposição
leaf mold => folhas em decomposição
leaf mold
Definitions of leaf mold
noun
soil consisting chiefly of decayed leaves.
a fungal disease of plants in which mold develops on the leaves.
leaf mold
Definitions of leaf mold
noun
soil consisting chiefly of decayed leaves.
a fungal disease of plants in which mold develops on the leaves.
Discussion
humus
[hyoo-muh s or, often, yoo-]
noun
1.
the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal matter and essential to the fertility of the earth.
noun
soil consisting chiefly of decayed leaves.
a fungal disease of plants in which mold develops on the leaves.