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HONEY-DEW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
- Plant Biology
- Botany
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- honeydew
1, record 1, English, honeydew
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- honey-dew 2, record 1, English, honey%2Ddew
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A saccharine deposit found on the leaves of many plants that is secreted usually by aphids or scales but sometimes by a fungus, especially of the genus Claviceps. 3, record 1, English, - honeydew
Record 1, Key term(s)
- honey dew
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
- Biologie végétale
- Botanique
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- miellat
1, record 1, French, miellat
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- excrétat sucré 2, record 1, French, excr%C3%A9tat%20sucr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exsudations sucrées des feuilles de certaines plantes, produites par les pucerons, cochenilles, etc. 2, record 1, French, - miellat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le miel est un produit obtenu selon un procédé 100 % naturel. Il est élaboré à partir du nectar des fleurs et aussi de miellat [...]. Le miellat est une substance poisseuse et sucrée produite par l'intermédiaire de pucerons à partir de la sève de certains arbres ou plantes. C'est en fait une sève végétale ingurgitée par les pucerons et les cochenilles qui la recrachent avant même de l'avoir digérée. Les abeilles [ouvrières] viennent butiner cette substance et les mêlent à certaines de leurs matières organiques. 3, record 1, French, - miellat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Miel de miellat. 4, record 1, French, - miellat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de abejas
- Biología vegetal
- Botánica
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mielato
1, record 1, Spanish, mielato
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secreción azucarada emitida por áfidos que viven como parásitos en las plantas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - mielato
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La miel de mielada es la que se obtiene de abejas que se alimentan de mielato, que son secreciones generadas por las plantas tras la visita de otros insectos [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - mielato
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