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NECTARIFEROUS PLANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Beekeeping
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- honey plant
1, record 1, English, honey%20plant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bee plant 2, record 1, English, bee%20plant
correct
- nectariferous plant 3, record 1, English, nectariferous%20plant
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of numerous plants that attract bees for nectar or pollen. 2, record 1, English, - honey%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The honey plant of an area can be identified by analysis of the pollen present in honey or by direct observation of the foraging patterns of bees. While foraging on different plants, honeybee collects nectar and pollen from these. The pollen is retained in the ripened honey. Thus the honey which bees subsequently store always contain a certain amount of pollen. 4, record 1, English, - honey%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Maral root is a good nectariferous plant: bees gather nectar and pollen from its flowers. 5, record 1, English, - honey%20plant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plante apicole
1, record 1, French, plante%20apicole
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plante mellifère 2, record 1, French, plante%20mellif%C3%A8re
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- plante nectarifère 1, record 1, French, plante%20nectarif%C3%A8re
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le fraisier est une plante herbacée vivace de la famille des Rosacées, couramment cultivé pour ses fruits, les fraises. [...] C'est une plante mellifère, très visitée par les abeilles. 3, record 1, French, - plante%20apicole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les plantes nectarifères, pollinifères et productrices de miellat sont des plantes apicoles ou plantes-ressources pour les abeilles. Habituellement, on les désigne aussi sous le vocable de «plantes mellifères». Dans le souci du respect des règles de l'étymologie, cette terminologie devrait normalement être réservée aux plantes nectarifères ou productrices de miellat. Dès lors, une plante exclusivement pollinifère (le noisetier, par exemple) ne peut être qualifiée de plante mellifère. Mais dans le langage courant, les «plantes mellifères» sont devenues synonymes de «plantes apicoles». Même s'il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur grave, encore faut-il être conscient de cet abus de langage. 1, record 1, French, - plante%20apicole
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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