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sinuous [4 records]

Record 1 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
DEF

... tortuous; serpentine; turning or winding in and out ...

OBS

applied to an edge the outline of which is alternately, concave and convex ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
DEF

Qui présente des replis ou même le plus souvent, de simples ondulations.

OBS

se dit lorsque la marge du chapeau présente des ondulations.

Spanish

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Record 2 1979-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
CONT

a sinuate lamella has a sudden wave or sinus in its edge near the stipe ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
OBS

se dit des lamelles ou des tubes dont l'extrémité la plus proche du pied est arrondie.

Spanish

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Record 3 1978-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Botany
OBS

With a deep wavy margin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Botanique
OBS

Présentant des lobes arrondis, séparés par des dépressions également arrondies.

Spanish

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Record 4 1978-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
OBS

Bending, winding, or curving in and out; wavy; serpentine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

Qui se développe en courbes et replis; recourbé en divers sens.

Spanish

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