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White Head [4 records]

Record 1 2022-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Gentianaceae.

Key term(s)
  • white head

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Gentianaceae.

OBS

Enicostema verticillatum : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
  • Cosmetology
DEF

A small pearly firm noninflammatory elevation of the skin (as of the face) due to retention of oil gland secretion in a gland duct blocked by a thin layer of epithelium (...)

OBS

pl. milia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épiderme et derme
  • Cosmétologie
DEF

(...) granulation blanche, de la grosseur d'une tête d'épingle, apparaissant sur la peau saine (...)

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A land mass on White Head Island, in New Brunswick.

OBS

Coordinates: 44° 37' 30" N, 66° 43' 37" W (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Étendue de terre sur l'île White Head, au Nouveau-Brunswick.

OBS

Coordonnées : 44° 37' 30" N, 66° 43' 37" O (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 4 1987-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
CONT

"Silver top becomes evident where the heads of wild and cultivated grasses turn silvery-white, as if mature. No seed is formed, the plant flowering being killed by injury to stems at one or more points immediately above the uppermost node."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
OBS

coulure des graminées. Phytoprotection, vol. 65, no 2, p. 45.

Spanish

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