Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

plantas superiores fotófilas

English translation:

photophilic vascular plants

Added to glossary by David Russell
Jul 3, 2013 09:57
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Spanish term

plantas superiores fotófilas

Spanish to English Science Botany Marina botany
Comes from the annual report on the undertaken by a water company in environmental protection in Spain. The whole sentence is:

Las praderas de fanerógamas marinas son hábitats compuestos por ****plantas superiores fotófilas****. Se trata de especies magnoliofitas que se caracterizan por la producción de semillas, poseen un complejo sistema de rizomas, y pueden desarrollar inflorescencias o flores y frutos en determinadas épocas del año
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 vascular plants that are photophilic

Proposed translations

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vascular plants that are photophilic

Plantas superiores are higher plants or vascular plants
Light-loving plants may be known as photophilic plants or heliophytes
Peer comment(s):

agree Onidia (X)
1 hr
agree Cristina Gonzalez
9 hrs
agree Stephen D. Moore : I would chnage the word order to "photophilic vascular plants." This sounds more natural in English.
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