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grass runners

Spanish translation: tallos rastreros de la hierba

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English term or phrase:grass runners
Spanish translation:tallos rastreros de la hierba
Entered by: Javier Moreno Pollarolo

23:14 Jan 4, 2016
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Agriculture
English term or phrase: grass runners
En una caja para una máquina aireadora-escarificadora de césped:

Blades slice through grass runners, encouraging root growth
Javier Moreno Pollarolo
United States
tallos rastreros de la hierba
Explanation:
En botánica serían "los estolones de la hierba", es decir los tallos rastreros que echan raíces y producen nuevas plantas... pero que al cortarlos, estimulan el crecimiento de las raíces...

También se llaman "latiguillos".
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JohnMcDove
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Local time: 15:17
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tallos rastreros de la hierba


Explanation:
En botánica serían "los estolones de la hierba", es decir los tallos rastreros que echan raíces y producen nuevas plantas... pero que al cortarlos, estimulan el crecimiento de las raíces...

También se llaman "latiguillos".

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 15:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susana López Millot
8 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Susana. :-)
agree  Robert Carter: Se podría quizá decir "brotes laterales" también. En Mexico, se diría "pasto" en vez de "hierba".//Tienes razón John, no lo vi. Saludos.
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Robert. :-) Sí, en México (y EE. UU.) se usa más "pasto", pero en el texto de Javier usan "césped" (más del español peninsular...) /../ ¡Saludos!
agree  Juan Arroyo Crejo (X)
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Juan. :-)
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