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HYDROPHILY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- water pollination
1, record 1, English, water%20pollination
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hydrophily 2, record 1, English, hydrophily
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Water pollination: Pollen floats on water from one flower to another. 3, record 1, English, - water%20pollination
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pollinisation hydrophile
1, record 1, French, pollinisation%20hydrophile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transfert à la surface de l'eau ou sous l'eau, du pollen des anthères aux stigmates. 2, record 1, French, - pollinisation%20hydrophile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cas le plus courant est la pollinisation croisée : le pollen doit alors être transporté par le vent, l'eau ou les insectes : la pollinisation est dite anémophile, hydrophile ou entomophile. 3, record 1, French, - pollinisation%20hydrophile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Types de pollinisation : La pollinisation se fait par le transport du pollen depuis les étamines au stigmate. Ce transport peut être effectué par différents vecteurs ou transporteurs : le vent (pollinisation anémophíle), l'eau (hydrophile), les animaux (zoophile) dont : les mollusques (malacophile), les oiseaux (ornithophile), les insectes (entomophile). 4, record 1, French, - pollinisation%20hydrophile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-07-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hydrophily
1, record 2, English, hydrophily
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- affinity for water 2, record 2, English, affinity%20for%20water
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Endophily in relation to water. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 1, record 2, English, - hydrophily
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hydrophily: term standardized by ISO.] 3, record 2, English, - hydrophily
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hydrophilie
1, record 2, French, hydrophilie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Endophilie vis-à-vis de l'eau. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 1, record 2, French, - hydrophilie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hydrophilie : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 2, French, - hydrophilie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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