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Feuillu [4 records]

Record 1 2018-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
DEF

The wood of an angiosperm possessing true vessels, in contrast to the softwood of a gymnosperm, which lacks vessels.

CONT

The term "hardwood tree" is a botanical grouping of trees with similar characteristics. Hardwood tree characteristics apply to many of the tree species ... The trees have broad leaves rather than needle-like leaves. They produce a fruit or nut, and often go dormant in the winter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Arbre qui possède des feuilles à limbe développé, tel que le chêne, le hêtre, l'orme, le frêne, par opposition aux résineux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Silvicultura
DEF

Árbol que tiene hojas anchas en contraste con las coníferas.

Key term(s)
  • frondosas
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Record 2 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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Record 3 2004-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Silviculture
DEF

Furnished with or abounding in leaves.

CONT

The leafy forest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Se dit d'un arbre, d'un bois, etc., qui a beaucoup de feuilles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Silvicultura
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Record 4 1992-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
DEF

A forest type in which 0-25% of the canopy is softwood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Type forestier dans lequel de 0 à 25 % du couvert appartient aux conifères.

Spanish

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