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CORTEZA [7 records]

Record 1 2014-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Silviculture
DEF

The layer of a woody trunk, branch or root outside the cambium.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Couche externe d'une branche, d'une racine ou de la tige d'un végétal ligneux, située à l'extérieur du cambium.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Silvicultura
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Record 2 2012-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
OBS

Morphological and structural nomenclature of the carrot (Daucus carota Linnaeus).

OBS

Terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
OBS

Nomenclature morphologique et structurale de la carotte (Daucus carota Linnaeus).

OBS

Termes normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Tejido primario de un tallo o raíz, limitado externamente por la epidermis e internamente por el floema en el tallo, y por el periciclo en la raíz.

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Record 3 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

The outermost solid layer of the Earth, mostly consisting of crystalline rock and extending no more than a few miles from the surface to the Mohorovicic discontinuity.

CONT

Earth's outermost, rigid, rocky layer is called the crust. It is composed of low-density, easily melted rocks; the continental crust is predominantly granitic rock, while composition of the oceanic crust corresponds mainly to that of basalt and gabbro. Analyses of seismic waves, generated by earthquakes within Earth's interior, show that the crust extends about 50 km (30 miles) beneath the continents but only 5-10 km (3-6) miles beneath the ocean floors.

CONT

In composition, the Earth is made of three nested spheres. At the center of the Earth, a body of intensely hot iron and nickel forms the core. A less dense and much larger middle sphere is made of materials rich in iron, magnesium and calcium comprises the mantle. The outermost layer is a thin veneer of lighter rocks called the crust.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Couche de roches située près de la surface de la Terre.

CONT

Au cours des temps géologiques, l'écorce se différencia en une croûte continentale formée principalement de roches granitiques [...] et en une croûte océanique formée de roches basaltiques [...] La limite entre le manteau et l'écorce est appelé discontinuité de Mohorovicic ou Moho.

CONT

La partie la plus superficielle de la partie solide [de la Terre] c'est la croûte. Sous les océans, elle ne dépasse pas sept kilomètres d'épaisseur, alors que sous les continents, elle varie entre 20 et 70 kilomètres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
DEF

Parte superior de la envolvente externa del globo terráqueo, que yace sobre el manto a lo largo de la discontinuidad de Mohorovicic.

OBS

Constituye el 1 por 1 000 del volumen de la Tierra, con un grosor bastante variable.

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Record 4 2009-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Histology
DEF

The outer portion of an organ or structure, such as the brain and adrenal glands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histologie
DEF

Partie externe de tous les organes animaux ou végétaux à structure plus ou moins concentrique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Histología
DEF

Superficie de órganos animales o vegetales.

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Record 5 2000-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
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Record 6 2000-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
OBS

A certain part of the fruit coconut.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
OBS

Une certaine partie du fruit coco.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
OBS

Una cierta parte del fruto coco.

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Record 7 1995-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wool Industry
OBS

the major portion of the fiber is the (composed of cortical cells) and extends toward the center from the cuticle layer. Cortical cells are long and spindle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie lainière
OBS

au-dessous de la couche externe d'écailles, une --, qui constitue la plus grande partie de la fibre, est composée d'éléments fusiformes à section polygonale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria lanera
DEF

Es el eje principal o cuerpo de la fibra de lana, que constituye el 90% de la misma. Se encuentra por debajo de la capa de escamas cuticulares y está compuesta de células fusiformes, englobadas por una matriz.

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