Schlund

English translation: fauces (or throat if aimed at the general public)

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German term or phrase:	Schlund
English translation:	fauces (or throat if aimed at the general public)
Entered by:	E Perret

10:26 Feb 24, 2016

German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany

German term or phrase: Schlund

This is about Primula veris: Oben hängen dottergelbe Blüten herab, die im Schlund 5 orange Flecken aufweisen.

I found the following definition: Übergangsbereich zwischen dem Blütensaum, dem Bereich der noch freien Blütenblattspitzen, und der Blütenröhre, dem Bereich der miteinander verwachsenen Teile der Blütenblätter (Blüte).

E Perret KudoZ activity Questions: 140 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 30 Switzerland
Local time: 10:28

fance

Explanation:
Schlund m 1. (Bot) fance (bei verwachsenkronblätteriger Blüte);

Langenscheidt Fachwöbu Biologie

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Maybe it should read FAUCES

fau·ces plural noun \ˈfȯˌsēz\
1
usually singular in construction : the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue and bounded laterally by two curved folds enclosing the tonsil on each side — called also isthmus of the fauces
2
: the throat of a gamopetalous corolla
3
: the portion of the interior of a spiral shell that can be seen by looking into the aperture

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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 10:28

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Thank you Cilian. Many thanks also to Philgoddard for his helpful suggestions.
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see my suggestions

philgoddard

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fance

Cilian O'Tuama

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4 hrs confidence:

see my suggestions

Explanation:
One of the meanings of Schlund is throat, which is more of a poetic than a botanical term, but will be easily understood. All of my references below refer to P. veris.

The corolla has orange sports in the throat.
https://books.google.com/books?id=CPXKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT52&lpg=P...

Primrose (Primula veris). ... has five bright, orange spots on the throat
http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Martins_Natural_...

But there are other ways of saying this. One is simply "centre":
The individual flowers are comprised of five joined petals, each flower bearing orange spots in the centre.
http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/plant_detail.php?id_flow...

Or you can say this:
The flowers are funnel-shaped and have characteristic orange spots at the base of the lobes.
http://www.arkive.org/cowslip/primula-veris/

Reference: http://www.interglot.com/dictionary/de/en/translate/Schlund

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

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peer agreement (net): +2

fance

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 10:28
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

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Thank you Cilian. Many thanks also to Philgoddard for his helpful suggestions.

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