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Record 1 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Botany
OBS

In botany, in flowering plants, 1 of the segments into which a capsule or legume splits at maturity, or which opens like a lid, as in the barberry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Botanique
DEF

Nom donné aux pièces de certains péricarpes, qui sont distinctes et susceptibles de se séparer à la maturité, sans déchirement apparent.

Spanish

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

División de las cápsulas de las legumbres y otros frutos secos.

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