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BLACKCAP [2 records]

Record 1 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
DEF

The purplish-black fruit of Rubus occidentalis, consisting of many small juice-covered seeds in clusters.

CONT

The black raspberry has a distinctively black color, is typically found in forests and field areas, and is referred to as the "blackcap raspberry," a name derived from its distinctive cap-like shape.

OBS

blackcap raspberry; blackcap: terms extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Arboriculture fruitière
DEF

Petit fruit mauve très foncé provenant du framboisier noir (Rubus occidentalis).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Fruticultura
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Record 2 2016-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird of the family Sylviidae.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Sylviidae.

OBS

fauvette à tête noire : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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