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lacent leurs feuilles en étoiles

English translation: interweave their star-shaped leaves and chalice-like flowers

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French term or phrase:lacent leurs feuilles en étoiles
English translation:interweave their star-shaped leaves and chalice-like flowers
Entered by: B D Finch

23:33 Apr 3, 2016
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Botany / In An Autobiography
French term or phrase: lacent leurs feuilles en étoiles
Contexte:

...les maniocs juxtaposent leurs bosquets décoratifs et les humbles patate douces, ces volubilis des tropiques, lacent leurs feuilles en étoiles et leurs fleurs en calices.

Merci Beaucoup,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 17:43
interweave their star-shaped leaves and chalice-like flowers
Explanation:
The star-shaped leaves belong to the maniocs and the chalice-like flowers to the sweet potatoes.


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B D Finch
France
Local time: 23:43
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2interweave their star-shaped leaves and chalice-like flowers
B D Finch
4 +1send out their palmate leaves
Patricia Hulmes (X)
3 +1their star-shaped leaves intertwine with chalice-shaped flowers
Jenefer Bonczyk


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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
send out their palmate leaves


Explanation:
Cassava or manioc leaves grow in a palmate (or star-like) arrangement.

Patricia Hulmes (X)
Local time: 23:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jenefer Bonczyk: I understood this to refer to the sweet potatoes though, not the cassava. Cassava flowers are much smaller.
16 mins
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
their star-shaped leaves intertwine with chalice-shaped flowers


Explanation:
interlace is another option...

Jenefer Bonczyk
France
Local time: 23:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Rephrase perhaps to make clear that the star-shaped leaves and the chalice-shaped flowers both belong to the sweet spud ;-) :http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/images/Patate_douce/1005... //BD, yes odd image compared to sweet pot. in my kitchen too!
3 hrs
neutral  B D Finch: Everywhere but Larousse, sweet potato leaves are heart-shaped.
8 hrs
  -> I'm not sure, the photos of this site show varying leaf types - some heart-shaped and some starred: http://jardinage.ooreka.fr/plante/voir/313/patate-douce. Also possible that 'patate douce' is used colloquially for more than one plant..
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
interweave their star-shaped leaves and chalice-like flowers


Explanation:
The star-shaped leaves belong to the maniocs and the chalice-like flowers to the sweet potatoes.





    https://dianabuja.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/a-tasty-congolese-relish-with-manioc-leaves-isombe-yumwamba/
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 23:43
Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: I like your suggestion, although I think star-shaped leaves and chalice-like flowers both belong to the sweet potatoes. I prefer "chalice-like" to "chalice-shaped".
43 mins
  -> Thanks Nikki. Googling images of sweet potato plants doesn't show any with leaves like those shown in your Larousse ref.
agree  Jenefer Bonczyk: Agree with Nikki - I think chalice-like is better and both refer to sweet potatoes
3 hrs
  -> Thanks. It is possible that this is a variety of sweet potato that has star-shaped leaves, but most don't, while manioc does.
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