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HOUSEPLANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horticulture
DEF

A tropical or semi-tropical plant, that cannot survive all seasons in Canada outdoors, grown or intended to be grown indoors, and usually used for ornamental purposes.

OBS

house plant: term and definition extracted from the Plant Health Glossary of Terms of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Key term(s)
  • houseplant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horticulture
DEF

Plante tropicale ou semi-tropicale ne pouvant pas survivre à toutes les saisons à l'extérieur au Canada et qui est cultivée à l'intérieur, ou destinée à l'être, et utilisée en général à des fins ornementales.

OBS

plante d'intérieur : terme et définition extraits du Glossaire de la protection des végétaux de l'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments.

Spanish

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