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Glossary entry

français term or phrase:

oeillets géants

anglais translation:

giant plumose anemones

Added to glossary by Maria Constant (X)
Aug 6, 2012 07:42
12 yrs ago
français term

oeillets géants

français vers anglais Sciences Botanique Description of tanks at a sea centre
Bassin anguilles-loups
Bassin crabes royaux
Bassin anémones et oeillets géants

TIA
Proposed translations (anglais)
3 +6 giant plumose anemones
4 +2 dianthus giganteus
4 +1 large-flowerd carnations
3 large flowered carnations
Change log

Aug 11, 2012 04:53: Maria Constant (X) Created KOG entry

Discussion

Maria Constant (X) (asker) Aug 7, 2012:
For Clive, yes it is at Nausicaa.
liz askew Aug 6, 2012:
Yes, indeed, the original French is incorrect.
http://fr.goldenmap.com/Metridium_senile
Clive Phillips Aug 6, 2012:
Is this at Nausicaa at... ...Boulogne?
liz askew Aug 6, 2012:
nothing for "oeillet de mer géant" how odd
liz askew Aug 6, 2012:
http://www.vilmorin-jardin.fr/recherche-produit/fleurs/basse...
liz askew Aug 6, 2012:
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The French seems to be incorrect then, if you are all saying this is a giant plumose anemone.

see
Metridium senile - Wikipédia
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metridium_senile - Translate this page
L'Œillet de mer ou anémone plumeuse dont le nom scientifique est Metridium senile et l'une des nombreuses espèces d'anémones trouvée sur la frange ...

Proposed translations

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giant plumose anemones

Or frilled anemone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metridium_senile
Metridium senile, common name the plumose anemone or frilled anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Metridiidae. It is found in the seas off northwest Europe and the east and west coasts of North America

http://micksmarinebiology.blogspot.de/2008/10/giant-plumose-...
Peer comment(s):
neutral liz askew : this has nothing to do with anemones
45 minutes
I think it does....
agree Rachel Fell : http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/365934/view http://doris.ffessm.fr/fiche2.asp?fiche_numero=130 (I don't they're called sea pinks in Eng., tho' the 2nd link says they are)
48 minutes
Thanks Rachel
agree SJLD
1 heure
Thanks SJLD
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : Or "sea pinks" (not common). Cf. Weinberg, Guide Nature L'Atlantique, la Manche et la mer du Nord, Ed Nathan 2004., p176. (Bible for my FFESSM marine biology certificates). Idem Turquier et al, Fonds sous-marins de la Bretagne, Ed Ouest-France, 1998., p69
2 heures
Thank you Nikki
agree writeaway
2 heures
Thanks write away
agree John Speese : Definitely talking about an animal and not a plant; this site calls them plumose anemones or just Metridium anemones: www.boydski.com/diving/photos/metridium.htm
5 heures
Thank you John
agree Clive Phillips : Viewed underwater in an aquarium tank. M. senile var. dianthus is the variety that has "carnation/pink" as part of its name (due to its analogous appearance). The sea pinks that I know grow on cliff-tops, not underwater.
14 heures
Thank you Clive
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46 minutes

large flowered carnations

French Wiki "Œillet commun" :
L'œillet commun (Dianthus caryophyllus) ou œillet des fleuristes ou œillet giroflé,
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Œillet_commun

...toggles with English Wiki "Dianthus caryophyllus":
Growing carnations
Carnations require well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil, and full sun. Numerous cultivars have been selected for garden planting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianthus_caryophyllus#Growing_c...

Large flowered carnations – one big flower per stern;
http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/mostpopularflowers/ca...

But I'm not sure about this.
Peer comment(s):
neutral liz askew : this is a different flower to the "'oeillet géant". see the picture in my references, however I have found another picture of "oeillet géant".
7 minutes
Yes, the picture in your first link is convincing, but Google Image shows CARNATIONS. Very confusing!
neutral Jocelyne Cuenin : difficile à imaginer dans un bassin
1 heure
Point taken.
neutral Clive Phillips : I don't know any carnations or pinks that grow underwater.
13 heures
OK, Petitavoine beat you to it.
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+1
49 minutes

large-flowerd carnations

http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/mostpopularflowers/ca...

Best to keep the common name, since the French does not use the formal Latin name. The 'géant' suggests that we're probably not talking about 'pinks' here.

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'flowered', of course. (typo)
Peer comment(s):
neutral liz askew : nice to see writeaway coming to your defence:) nothing is impossible... Indeed I have now found evidence for both pinks and large carnations as possible translations. However, it seems that the original French text is incorrect!
5 minutes
Yes, I see that this makes sense if we are talking about the wild flower. Is this the case? Odd that you have two different responses for two identical suggestions.
agree writeaway : I don't agree but I also don't agree with a disagree here and a friendlier neutral elsewhere to the identical answer. this should balance that out.
2 heures
neutral Clive Phillips : Carnations in an aquarium tank?
13 heures
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23 minutes

dianthus giganteus

http://www.flickr.com/photos/herbier/2813465017/

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https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=dianthus giganteus UK&hl=e...

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Note added at 25 mins (2012-08-06 08:08:35 GMT)
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I know these as "pinks".

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Note added at 26 mins (2012-08-06 08:09:29 GMT)
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Dianthus giganteus | Right Plants 4 Me
www.rightplants4me.co.uk/?q=content/...Dianthus giganteus
Latin Name: Dianthus giganteus. Variety: Family Name: Caryophyllaceae Plant Description: A larger but not necessarily coarser variety of the carnation or pink.

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epic.awi.de/25994/1/Diplomarbeit_SS_klein.pdf
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
by S Sokol - 2012
Twenty D. dianthus specimens were cultivated in a flow-through aquarium system (10 individuals per 24.5 L tank), which was continuously supplied with ...
Peer comment(s):
agree cc in nyc : pinks... Your first link sure looks like a pink to me! But I couldn't launch the rightplant link. (Also – oddly – your answer was not visible when I posted mine.) // And yet, Google Image for "oeillet géant" shows CARNATIONS! Now I'm confused
31 minutes
Thank you, though I believe "dianthus giganteus" is the botanical name, as "pink/s" is somewhat general
neutral Rachel Fell : I think it's about sea creatures, though
34 minutes
neutral Jocelyne Cuenin : Je pense comme Rachel : les oeillets sont des plantes de rocailles, je ne pense pas que les oeillets (carnations / pinks) soient des plantes aquatiques
2 heures
agree Clive Phillips : Rachel is right.
14 heures
The original French isn't though.
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