risväxter

English translation: brush/underbrush/forest shrub plants

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Swedish term or phrase:risväxter
English translation:brush/underbrush/forest shrub plants
Entered by: Michele Fauble

21:22 Sep 19, 2023
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
Swedish term or phrase: risväxter
"Torr moskog, är till exempel, en typ av skog med lite näring i jorden. Där trivs mest ***risväxter*** och lavar,och det vanligaste trädet är tall".

The text is about forests of Finland.

Thank you in advance!
Landsknecht
Ukraine
Local time: 22:31
brush/underbrush
Explanation:
shrubs, bushes, or small trees growing beneath large trees in a wood or forest : BRUSH
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underbrush


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Note added at 48 mins (2023-09-19 22:11:04 GMT)
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Prisma Swedish English Dictionary

ris (buskvegetation)
brushwood

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Note added at 2 hrs (2023-09-19 23:44:03 GMT)
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Forest ‘shrub plants’ per Deanne’s comment.
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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 12:31
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
brush/underbrush


Explanation:
shrubs, bushes, or small trees growing beneath large trees in a wood or forest : BRUSH
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underbrush


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Note added at 48 mins (2023-09-19 22:11:04 GMT)
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Prisma Swedish English Dictionary

ris (buskvegetation)
brushwood

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Note added at 2 hrs (2023-09-19 23:44:03 GMT)
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Forest ‘shrub plants’ per Deanne’s comment.

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 12:31
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Deane Goltermann: Forest 'shrub plants' is the technical term, but hey, you covered it all! ;-)
25 mins
  -> Noted - thanks
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