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Bluthirse

English translation: finger millet

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German term or phrase:Bluthirse
English translation:finger millet
Entered by: Steffen Walter

01:21 Nov 14, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / bird keeping
German term or phrase: Bluthirse
......reference to a seed mixture to feed budgerigars, i.e. the mixture consisting of ...%...Bluthirse,..... (Mannahirse & Silberhirse)
Erich Friese
Australia
Local time: 14:52
large crabgrass
Explanation:
Easy to find the translation, Erich. Type the German in German Wikipedia. Get the scientific name and type that in google.
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Marcus Malabad
Canada
Grading comment
....much appreciated...thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Finger Millet
Christoph S
4 -1large crabgrass
Marcus Malabad


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
large crabgrass


Explanation:
Easy to find the translation, Erich. Type the German in German Wikipedia. Get the scientific name and type that in google.


    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluthirse
    Reference: http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/digsa.htm
Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
....much appreciated...thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Christoph S: See next answer. Common plant names are often misleading, the context is important. While Bluthirse will also lead you to crab grass, it will not produce millet suitable for birds feed.
32 mins
  -> ok, it ties in with the millets in the other questions
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Finger Millet


Explanation:
Bluthirse is also called Fingerhirse, which is the correct name in this context (Bluthirse is also used for at least one other plant species). After finding the Latin name for Fingerhirse (Eleusine corcana) in German websites, you get finger millet when inputting the Latin name into the name search on the USDA website.


    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerhirse
    Reference: http://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch
Christoph S
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Speese: Googling to find the Latin name and then the common name in the target language is indeed a useful technique, but as you said, the same species can have different common names in different contexts.
12 hrs
agree  Cetacea: Yes, budgies wouldn't be too pleased about getting crabgrass, I think... ;-)
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