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Record 1 2002-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Buildings
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

A woody storage structure forming a swelling, more or less at ground level, originating from the axils of cotyledons or, less commonly, of one or more pairs of the earliest seedling-leaves, and from whose concealed, dormant buds a new tree can develop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions rurales
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Renflement ligneux au niveau du collet chez plusieurs espèces d'eucalyptus, ou chez d'autres Myrtacées; il provient du développement des axes cotylédonnaires, et parfois aussi d'une ou de plusieurs paires de feuilles juvéniles; c'est à partir de ce renflement que des bourgeons dormants cachés peuvent se développer et donner des rejets, lorsque la tige principale est traumatisée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcciones rurales
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Biología vegetal
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