Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

الأوراق بيضاوية منعكسة عصيرة متقابلة في الأسفل،ثم متعاقبة.

English translation:

leaves are obovate (inverted ovate), succulent, opposite at the base and then alternate

Added to glossary by Nadia Ayoub
May 6, 2008 12:52
16 yrs ago
Arabic term

الأوراق بيضاوية منعكسة عصيرة متقابلة في الأسفل،ثم متعاقبة.

Arabic to English Medical Botany
البربين عشبة زراعية ، برية،ذات سيقان زاحفة وقائمة محمرة أو خضراءعصيرية، يصل ارتفاعها إلى 40 سنتمتر ،وقد تزحف إلى 100 سنتمتر.الأوراق بيضاوية منعكسة عصيرة متقابلة في الأسفل،ثم متعاقبة.
Change log

May 27, 2008 20:40: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry

Discussion

Aadil Zargam (asker) May 6, 2008:
English name of this plant is purslane and the scientific name is Portulaca oleracea
Nadia Ayoub May 6, 2008:
do you have the English name of this plant? What is it used for?
sktrans May 6, 2008:
Which part of this sentence do you need translated? Where is the difficulty?

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leaves are obovate (inverted ovate), succulent, opposite at the base and then alternate

Opposite: Borne across from one another at the same node; paired. Maples have opposite leaves.
Alternate: One leaf per node.
we call this plant رجلة in Egypt.
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