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Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- common iceplant
1, record 1, English, common%20iceplant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Old World annual herb (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) that is widely naturalized in warm regions and that has fleshy foliage covered with glistening papillate dots or vesicles. 2, record 1, English, - common%20iceplant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- common ice plant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ficoïde à cristaux
1, record 1, French, fico%C3%AFde%20%C3%A0%20cristaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante rampante, à feuilles opposées, épaisses, charnues, couvertes de papilles brillantes donnant l'impression qu'elles sont couvertes de givre (d'où les noms de Cristalline et de Glaciale donnés à certaines espèces). 2, record 1, French, - fico%C3%AFde%20%C3%A0%20cristaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escarchada
1, record 1, Spanish, escarchada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- escarchosa 2, record 1, Spanish, escarchosa
feminine noun
- hierba de la plata 2, record 1, Spanish, hierba%20de%20la%20plata
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Herbácea [perteneciente a la familia Aizoáceas], cubierta de papilas cristalinas, como escarcha [con] tallos decumbentes, de hasta 30 cm, ramificados desde la base [y] hojas ovales, planas, carnosas, opuestas y cortamente pecioladas las inferiores, [posee] flores blancas, actinomorfas, hermafroditas, periginas, de unos 3 cm de diámetro, [con] fruto capsular, globoso, de unos 12 mm, dehiscente en 5 valvas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - escarchada
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