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CAISSETTE [2 records]

Record 1 2004-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seeding and Planting Equipment
DEF

A shallow box containing soil, in which seedlings are sown or to which seedlings are transplanted from the seedbed.

OBS

Used in greenhouses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de plantation et de semis
DEF

Petite boîte peu profonde pour le semis de graines ou servant quelquefois au repiquage de tout jeune plant.

CONT

Remplir au 2/3 la caissette d'un terreau composé de la terre de bruyère ou terre de feuilles; la terre légère additionnée de sable du Rhin.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Packaging
  • Food Industries
DEF

A shallow box in which fruit, as cherries, grapes, etc., is packed and shipped by growers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages spéciaux
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
OBS

caisse : Emballage rigide constitué par l'assemblage de panneaux pleins, ou à claire-voie, en bois scié, contreplaqué, tranché, roulé ou aggloméré. Les caisses légères ou de petites dimensions sont parfois appelées "caissette".

OBS

le plus souvent caissette à claire-voie

Spanish

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