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DICTIONARY OF PLANTS
Used in Cambodia

ERIOCAULON (Eriocaulonaceae)
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Eriocaulon longifolium Nees ex Kunth
Small slender herb, 10-50 cm tall, of wet places, in particular paddy fields before the harvest. The spherical and yellow inflorescences of the size of the finger are often used by rural women to adorn their ears.
ស្មៅទំហូ
ស្មៅល្អិតមួយប្រភេទ កំពស់១០-៥០ស.ម ដុះលើដីសើម ជាពិសេសក្នុងស្រែមុនរដូវច្រូតកាត់ ។ ផ្កាដុះផ្ដុំគា្នរាងកោង ពណ៌លឿង ធំប៉ុនម្រាមដៃក្មេងស្រីៗ តែងបេះពាក់លេងដូចទំហូ ។
French
Petite herbe grêle, haute de 10-50 cm, des endroits humides, en particulier des rizières avant la moisson. Les inflorescences sphériques et jaunes de la grosseur du doigt sont souvent utilisées par des paysannes pour parer les oreilles.
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NK : (smau) tumhu: (herbe boucles d’oreilles, allusion à l’usage) (ស្មៅ) ទំហូ
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