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RESUPINATE [3 records]

Record 1 1994-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
DEF

Said of a flower turned upside down (twisted 180° from the normal orientation).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Floriculture
OBS

Tourné sens dessus dessous, en parlant d'une fleur.

Spanish

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Record 2 1979-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
DEF

attached to the matrix by the back, the hymenium facing outward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
OBS

Le mot résupiné s'applique en mycologie [supérieure] au chapeau quand dépourvu de tout pied, il est entièrement adhérent au support et plaqué contre lui, présentant sa partie fertile à l'extérieur, dans la direction opposée audit support.

Spanish

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Record 3 1977-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[The term] resupinate [describes a] reversal in [the] relative convexity of postbrephic shells with [a] convex pedicle valve which becomes convex during successive adult stages of growth (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Un brachiopode résupiné est une] forme dont la partie antérieure, non viscérale, se retourne, comme des pétales de fleur, la région cardinale demeurant concave-convexe (...)

Spanish

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