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CARPET GRASS [8 records]

Record 1 2022-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Poaceae.

OBS

carpet grass : common name also used to refer to the species Phyla canescens, Chionochloa australis and Stenotaphrum secundatum and to the genus Arthraxon.

Key term(s)
  • southern carpetgrass
  • narrowleaved carpet grass
  • narrow-leaved carpetgrass
  • narrow-leaved carpet grass
  • narrowleaf carpet grass
  • narrow-leaf carpet grass
  • carpetgrass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Poaceae.

OBS

buffalo grass: common name also used to refer to the species Buchloe dactyloides.

OBS

carpet grass : common name also used to refer to the species Phyla canescens, Axonopus fissifolius and Chionochloa australis and to the genus Arthraxon.

OBS

crabgrass: common name also used to refer to many species of the genus Digitaria.

Key term(s)
  • coastal buffalograss
  • buffalograss
  • carpetgrass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Poaceae.

OBS

carpet grass : common name also used to refer to the species Phyla canescens, Axonopus fissifolius and Stenotaphrum secundatum and to the genus Arthraxon.

Key term(s)
  • carpetgrass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

OBS

Chionochloa australis : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
CONT

The forage quality of broad-leaf carpet grass is poor, but higher than for A. affinis. Harrison(1942) recorded the dry-matter content of carpet grass(no stage mentioned) as 39 percent, the digestible crude protein at 1. 8 percent, and the starch equivalent as 21. 8 percent.

CONT

As a supplemental source of fodder, the leaves are fairly high in digestible crude protein (17-22%), but low in mineral content.

OBS

digestible crude protein; DCP: term and abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
OBS

protéine brute digestible; PBD : terme et abréviation extraits du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
  • Soccer (Europe: Football)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

A manufactured carpet having the appearance of grass [...] used to replace grass in sports arenas [...]

CONT

Matches may be played on natural or artificial surfaces, according to the rules of the competition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Soccer (Europe : football)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
CONT

Les matches peuvent être disputés sur des surfaces artificielles ou naturelles, conformément au règlement de la compétition en question.

CONT

Le gazon artificiel est fait de fils plats de polypropylène, qui sont propres au gazon artificiel et ne sauraient être comparés aux filés de filaments continus gonflants ni aux filés discontinus servant à la production de tapis d'intérieur produit sur machine à touffeter. En outre, le gazon artificiel subit un traitement spécial par rayons ultraviolets (UV), qui protège contre la décoloration par l'effet du soleil. [...] le gazon artificiel est essentiellement destiné à l'utilisation en plein air, en partie à cause du traitement par rayons UV.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
  • Fútbol
  • Tejidos sintéticos
CONT

El césped natural del campo de fútbol será sustituido por una superficie artificial. [...] Las actuaciones previstas consisten en la retirada de la superficie del terreno de juego existente, colocar una capa inferior nueva donde se sujete el nuevo pavimento de césped artificial de última generación, y la ampliación de la iluminación para favorecer la realización de entrenamientos nocturnos.

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Record 6 2012-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Areas of turf, or lawn, provide the green expanse that links all other garden plantings together. They usually consist of grasses--thousands to the square metre--kept shorn close to the ground to provide a green carpet.

OBS

Tapis vert, meaning literally a "green carpet", was first coined in the garden at Versailles in 1680 where André Le Nôtre used a mown grass strip punctuated by urns and statues to divide the main axis, the Allée Royale. This became a template for other grand schemes, including George Washington's plan for the landscaping of independent America's new capital. The term tapis vert has come to embrace a wider meaning, encompassing any area of lawn cut in a regular shape. It is also used to describe areas mown at various heights to produce patterns and it is here that the lawn could enjoy a degree of reinvention, assisted by advances in technology-most mowers can be adjusted by the flick of a lever to give various cutting heights. In areas of a modest size, rotary mowers would be ideal for this purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
DEF

Surface de gazon rectangulaire de grande dimension et sans découpure.

CONT

La période classique introduisit dans les parcs, le tapis vert, pelouse très plate, sobre et peu décorée, généralement en forme de rectangle très allongé, transversalement horizontale mais acceptant très bien une pente longitudinale. On en garnissait le centre des perspectives monumentales. Le tapis vert de Versailles est un modèle du genre.

CONT

Le gazon [...] Les soins d'entretien : tonte, roulage et arrosage doivent être répétés le plus souvent possible, afin d'obtenir un tapis souple et résistant.

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
  • Technical Textiles
CONT

... imports of artificial grass carpeting ... did not cause any injury to the two known domestic producers of artificial grass carpeting ... The Tribunal notes that the market for artificial grass carpeting, which is a relatively stable market, was not affected by the current recession.

OBS

artificial turf : A manufactured carpet having the appearance of grass. Used to replace grass in sports arenas, yards, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
  • Textiles techniques
CONT

Les marges de dumping constatées à l'égard des importations de tapis de gazon artificiel [...] n'étaient pas cause de préjudice pour les deux producteurs canadiens connus de tapis de gazon artificiel [...] Les caractéristiques et l'utilisation du tapis de gazon artificiel ne sont pas très proches de celles du tapis d'intérieur.

Spanish

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Record 8 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Grass lawn is an example of how concentrating fine foliage produces a visually unifying carpet of color and texture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Coupe-bordure(s) : Outil servant à régulariser les bordures des pelouses de gazon.

Spanish

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