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EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on April 5, 2012 at 12:35pm

I am not really familiar with the usages  but from a little research in Google Images  It seems to mean  "Rose bush" .

 

So it isn't the flower  (the Rose) -but the plant or  shrub  itself.

 

And ,in French, does "Fleur" always refer to the actual flower or can it correctly  be used to describe the plant itself (including the flower)? 

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Permalink Reply by Yolande Bridger on April 6, 2012 at 8:22am

Thanks George

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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on April 5, 2012 at 7:30pm

Trees that have some practical use -- i.e. that bear edible things like fruit -- almost invariably have that -ier ending. Amandier, pommier, poirier....

The exceptions are pêcher, oranger, papayer.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_arbres_fruitiers

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Permalink Reply by Yolande Bridger on April 6, 2012 at 8:22am

Thanks Stu

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