گیاه علفی

English translation: herbaceous plant

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:گیاه علفی
English translation:herbaceous plant
Entered by: SeiTT

09:22 Feb 20, 2012
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / Flowering Plants
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: گیاه علفی
Greetings,

Please, what does گیاه علفی mean and how is it pronounced?

The sentence:
گیاه علفی با برگ‌های کرک‌دار و گل‌های چهارگلبرگی

It concerns this flower (the field poppy):
http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/شقایق
شقایق نام گیاهی یک‌ساله از خانواده خشخاش با گلی سرخ‌رنگ است .این گل بومی اروپا است و یکی از علف‌های هرز در کشاورزی (مثلا برای ذرت) محسوب می‌شود .این گل نماد سربازان کشته شده نیز می‌باشد.

My instinct is that it may be a synonym for ‘علف هرز’, but I have nothing to confirm that as yet.

Best wishes, and many thanks,

Simon

PS I'm rather fond of the Turkish name for this flower, ‘gelincik’ (literally ‘little bride’). Perhaps the Azeris use this word too.
SeiTT
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herbaceous plant
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5herbaceous plant
Reza Ebrahimi
5agricultural weed
Mahmoud Akbari
5Herb
Mehdi Golestaninasab


  

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herbaceous plant


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Reza Ebrahimi
United States
Local time: 16:53
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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agricultural weed


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Papaver_rhoeas&old...

Mahmoud Akbari
Canada
Local time: 19:53
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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Herb


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Herb

Mehdi Golestaninasab
Iran
Local time: 03:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Persian (Farsi)
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