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POTATO EYE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Industrial Crops
OBS

eye: A bud of a tuber, as a potato.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
OBS

Le tubercule de pomme de terre est l'extrémité tubérisée d'un stolon, donc d'une tige souterraine. À l'aisselle de feuilles avortées, ou écailles, il porte des bourgeons dormants, situés au fond d'une dépression ou «œil».

OBS

[Un] œil est aussi le bourgeon d'une plante [...]

Spanish

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