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Record 1 2016-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
CONT

The most common type of turnip marketed as a vegetable in Europe and North America is mostly white-skinned apart from the upper 1-3 centimeters, which protrude above the ground and are purple, red, or greenish wherever sunlight has fallen. This above-ground part develops from stem tissue, but is fused with the root.

CONT

In a herbaceous perennial, such as a buttercup or daisy, the above-ground part of the plant dies away in the winter, but under the ground, part of the plant survives, producing new growth the following spring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
CONT

La zone subéreuse est suivit d'un collet qui délimite le passage entre racine (organe souterrain) et tige (organe aérien).

CONT

Structure de la plante [...] Ce sont toutes des espèces terrestres, vivaces. Elles présentent une période de repos estivale et/ou hivernale durant laquelle aucun organe aérien (feuille...) ne subsiste. Les organes souterrains peuvent être de 3 types : tubercule, rhizome et pseudobulbe.

OBS

organe aérien : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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