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Spanish term

cathyhabas

United States

1 question

fardones

Spanish to English Other Tourism & Travel Fuerteventura, Canarias

"En esta parte del recorrido veremos los grupos de fardones, llamados “cardonales”, más altos de Canarias, con casi 3 metros de altura."

No puedo encontrar ni "fardones" ni "cardonales" ... ayúdame por favor! :(

Proposed translations (English)

cactuses

Margarida Martins Costelha

Discussion

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro Jan 27, 2017: Hi Rachel, you are right, but the link is helpful.
Rachel Fell Jan 27, 2017: @Beatriz: Euphorbias aren't cacti though//Yes, OK - they are cactus-like.
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro Jan 27, 2017: @ Asker Es una pena cerrar la pregunta sin un reconocimiento a los compañeros que han prestado su ayuda. La respuesta de Margarida lo merece.
cathyhabas (asker) Jan 27, 2017: You must be right, Phil!! Euphorbia canariensis was mentioned in the sentence before. D'oh!! Thank you. :)
philgoddard Jan 27, 2017: I wonder if they've got the name wrong. There's these, which it says are called cardones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_canariensis