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Record 1 2006-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Silviculture
DEF

A conventional term applied to trees and shrubs of the botanical group Angiospermae, in loose contrast to the (generally) needle-leaved Gymnospermae; the timber of the two groups being likewise conventionally distinguished in commerce as hardwood and softwood respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Se dit des arbres angiospermes portant des feuilles à limbes relativement larges qui, dans les régions tempérées, tombent normalement tous les ans.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Silvicultura
DEF

[Dícese de los] árboles que tienen hojas anchas [...]

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