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Record 1 2019-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Referring to a leaf whose blade has been reduced (by a disease or an insect) and that has only the veins left.

CONT

Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) are responsible for the webbing and skeletonized foliage on ... apple tree (Malus).

Key term(s)
  • skeletonised

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Se dit d'une feuille dont le limbe a été réduit par une maladie ou un insecte et qui ne présente plus que ses nervures.

Spanish

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