Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 9, 2003 01:57
21 yrs ago
Dutch term
15+ jaar ervaring
Native in: Flemish 
, Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, English to Flemish, Dutch to English, and 1 more.
bosgoed
Dutch to English
Science
Botany
horticulture
Begieten van bosgoed, heesters en coniferen
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | bushes |
Chris Hopley
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| 5 -1 | trees |
Kate Hudson (X)
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| 4 | forest flora; silviculture plants |
Henk Peelen
|
| 4 | bushy plants |
Peter Steenbergen
|
| 3 -1 | woodplants |
SIOE DARTANA
|
Proposed translations
+1
8 hrs
Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Netherlands
Dutch & German to English
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand)
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, Flemish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
bushes
In gardening, you would simply refer to this type of plant as 'bushes'. So the sentence would translate as 'watering shrubs, bushes and conifers'.
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
3 hrs
SIOE DARTANA
Canada
Canada
Canada
40 years in medical practice
Works in: English to Dutch, Indonesian to English, English to Indonesian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
6
woodplants
plants growing wild in the woods.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Peter Steenbergen
: Bos wordt hier gebruikt in de betekenis van 'een bos bloemen'.
2 hrs
|
-1
4 hrs
trees
keep it simple what they really mean is everything that isn't a shrub or a conifer but which is a tree
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Peter Steenbergen
: 'Bos', it seems to me, is used here to mean 'bundle/bunch'.
17 mins
|
4 hrs
Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
Polytechnic school; Studio & memoQ
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: German to Dutch, English to Dutch
Related KudoZ points
:
7
forest flora; silviculture plants
just a guess
Van Dale:
bosflora = forest flora
boscultuur = silviculture
Van Dale:
bosflora = forest flora
boscultuur = silviculture
5 hrs
Peter Steenbergen
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
Experience makes the difference!
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English
bushy plants
'Bosgoed', I believe, is used here to name items (plants/vegitation) that grow in the shape of a bush, so a lot of individual stalks/branches grouped together like a bundle.
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