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Record 1 1996-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Crops
DEF

The center stem of a tobacco leaf; does not include the stalk of the plant.

CONT

The stem or mid-rib running through the leaf is large and fibrous and its numerous smaller veins proportionally larger ... for cigars wrappers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
DEF

Nervure principale des feuilles de tabac, prolongeant le pétiole et partageant la feuille en deux jusqu'à la pointe.

CONT

Tout d'abord, dans les feuilles, les côtes sont plus riches en nicotine que le parenchyme. Les teneurs trouvées [...] sur des feuilles ayant leurs côtes, sont en effet bien supérieures à celles trouvées dans les tabacs de même origine [...]

Spanish

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