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GREEN SHOOTS [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shoot bud
1, record 1, English, shoot%20bud
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When leaves from mature trees that had turned from red to green were used, the frequency of shoot bud formation decreased. The number of vegetative buds was higher in red leaves from seedlings compared with young red leaves from mature trees. Secondary shoot buds also developed on leaves of cultured epiphyllous shoots from both seedlings and mature trees. 2, record 1, English, - shoot%20bud
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- œil poussant
1, record 1, French, %26oelig%3Bil%20poussant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bourgeon qui a commencé à se développer. 2, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20poussant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Producción vegetal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- yema injertada en escudete
1, record 1, Spanish, yema%20injertada%20en%20escudete
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Injerto de yema: Entre sus variedades, destaca el injerto de escudete o yema en T, que es el más empleado para la producción de árboles frutales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - yema%20injertada%20en%20escudete
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-01-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cinematography
- Photography
- Graphic Arts and Printing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- green screen
1, record 2, English, green%20screen
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- greenscreen 2, record 2, English, greenscreen
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A screen used in film- or video-making to enable something or someone to be filmed and then superimposed on another cartoon, image, etc. 3, record 2, English, - green%20screen
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The green channel is the cleanest on digital cameras and therefore the sensors deliver less noise. Because of this, green screens are by far [more] popular [than blue screens]. Extremely versatile, green screens work great for indoor, outdoor or studio shoots. And, because of their brightness, you’ll be able to get away with using fewer studio lights(thus saving time and money when shooting.) 4, record 2, English, - green%20screen
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
With modern digital cameras, the green color is processed the cleanest with the most luminance. The result is that you’ll often be able to pull a clean key with the least amount of noise, and often, without a complicated lighting setup. Conversely, because of green’s brightness, it can also lead to more "spill," meaning the green color may reflect and bleed over on your on-screen talent. ... To combat this, ensure that there is sufficient distance between the talent and the green screen background. Green is also an ideal choice if you’re compositing in a "daytime" background. Any leftover green can blend better into daytime footage, while it’s more challenging to blend green against a darker (or nighttime) background. 5, record 2, English, - green%20screen
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Not to be confused with blue screen. 6, record 2, English, - green%20screen
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cinématographie
- Photographie
- Imprimerie et arts graphiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fond vert
1, record 2, French, fond%20vert
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- écran vert 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9cran%20vert
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décor uni de couleur verte devant lequel on filme une personne afin de pouvoir insérer, au montage, des images de fond filmées séparément [et qui] permet de faciliter le découpage de la silhouette lors de l'insertion de l'autre image de fond. 3, record 2, French, - fond%20vert
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'écran vert est une technologie utilisée à grande échelle de la dernière superproduction à Hollywood au clip météo. L'idée est simple : filmer une vidéo avec un fond coloré [...] et ensuite remplacer le fond avec un autre clip vidéo, un graphisme ou une image que vous voulez. C'est extrêmement efficace et peut être utilisé dans différents cas ou sujets. 2, record 2, French, - fond%20vert
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le vert est utilisé surtout en vidéo car les capteurs CCD [dispositif à couplage de charge] des caméras vidéo sont plus sensibles au vert [en] raison de la matrice de Bayer qui alloue plus de pixels pour le canal vert. En plus, grâce à cette sensibilité accrue des capteurs pour la couleur verte, les fonds de cette couleur nécessitent aussi moins de lumière. [...] En outre, le fond vert est préféré au fond bleu pour les tournages vidéo en extérieur. En effet, le ciel peut apparaître dans le cadre et pourrait être remplacé par inadvertance dans le processus d'incrustation. 4, record 2, French, - fond%20vert
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec fond bleu ou écran bleu. 5, record 2, French, - fond%20vert
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-03-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Easter cactus
1, record 3, English, Easter%20cactus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Epiphytic jointed cacti growing on trees or rocke in the tropical forests of southern Brazil. The arching shoots have the functions of leaves. They are flat to five sided. There are only two true species. Unlike the Christmas Cactus(Zygocactus truncatus) the Easter Cactus flowers in spring depending on the temperature and on the length of the day when kept in warm, shady green house. R. gaertneri has beautiful red flowers; R. rosea has smaller pink flowers; R. x graeseri has pink to violet flowers. 2, record 3, English, - Easter%20cactus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cactus de Pâques
1, record 3, French, cactus%20de%20P%C3%A2ques
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cactus originaire des forêts tropicales du sud du Brésil où il pousse dans les arbres et les rochers. Espèce buissonnante, les tiges ressemblent aux maillons d'une chaîne, elles sont formées de segments ovales aplatis. Cultivé comme plante d'intérieur, il fleurit au printemps ou début de l'été selon la température ambiante et la longueur de la clarté du jour. Ses fleurs sont rouge écarlate de 4 à 5 cm de long. Le R. rosea a des fleurs roses plus petites. Le R.x graeseri a des fleurs roses à violettes. 1, record 3, French, - cactus%20de%20P%C3%A2ques
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-02-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Horticulture
- Botany
- Vegetable Crop Production
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fig-leaved gourd
1, record 4, English, fig%2Dleaved%20gourd
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Malabar gourd 1, record 4, English, Malabar%20gourd
correct
- chilicayotl 1, record 4, English, chilicayotl
correct, South America
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The plant is perennial in frost-free climates, with long trailing shoots... The fruits are oblong to nearly globular, dark green with white stripes and blotches, with white flesh and block seeds... There are no named cultivars, but the species is widely grown throughout South America and eastern Asia and India. 1, record 4, English, - fig%2Dleaved%20gourd
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Horticulture
- Botanique
- Production légumière
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- courge de Malabar
1, record 4, French, courge%20de%20Malabar
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-08-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- asparagus
1, record 5, English, asparagus
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vegetable with long, tender shoots that may be white, purple or green in color, all belonging to a plant that is a member of the lily family. 2, record 5, English, - asparagus
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This vegetable has small leaves that look like scales tightly packed near the tips, which are an especially popular part of the vegetable because of their soft to crunchy texture and mild flavor. 2, record 5, English, - asparagus
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- asperge
1, record 5, French, asperge
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie comestible d'une plante potagère de la famille des liliacées, à tige souterraine et aux extrémités comestibles, c'est-à-dire la partie tendre et la pointe de la tige. 2, record 5, French, - asperge
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Asperge. [...] Ce légume, dont la couleur peut varier (verte, blanche, violette) comporte des actifs bénéfiques pour la santé. 3, record 5, French, - asperge
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- espárrago
1, record 5, Spanish, esp%C3%A1rrago
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Yema comestible que produce la raíz de la esparraguera [planta de la familia de las Liliáceas]. 2, record 5, Spanish, - esp%C3%A1rrago
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La venta de espárragos envasados ha tenido un desarrollo importante en Francia durante los últimos años. 3, record 5, Spanish, - esp%C3%A1rrago
Record 6 - internal organization data 2007-07-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
- Root and Tuber Crops
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- potato mop top virus
1, record 6, English, potato%20mop%20top%20virus
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- PMTV 2, record 6, English, PMTV
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Potato mop-top virus causes an economically important disease of potato since serious yield and quality reductions can occur in some cultivars. In potato the virus can cause a wide range of symptoms including dwarfing of shoots(mop-top), pale green V-shaped markings(chevrons) on young leaves, bright yellow blotches, mottling, rings and V-shapes on foliage(aucuba), cracking of tubers and internal necrotic rust-coloured spots, arches and rings within tubers(spraing). The powdery scab fungus(Spongospora subterranea), a soil-borne organism, is the only known vector of potato mop-top virus. 3, record 6, English, - potato%20mop%20top%20virus
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
- Culture des plantes sarclées
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- virus du sommet touffu de la pomme de terre
1, record 6, French, virus%20du%20sommet%20touffu%20de%20la%20pomme%20de%20terre
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- PMTV 2, record 6, French, PMTV
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- VSTPT 3, record 6, French, VSTPT
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le virus du sommet touffu de la pomme de terre (PMTV) est l'agent d'une maladie économiquement importante de la pomme de terre, qui peut provoquer des réductions graves du rendement et de la qualité chez certains cultivars. Chez la pomme de terre, le virus peut se manifester par une vaste gamme de symptômes, dont le rabougrissement des pousses (sommet touffu), l'apparition de marques en V vert pâle (chevrons) sur les feuilles, l'apparition de taches, marbrures ou marques en V jaune vif (aucuba) sur les feuilles, le fendillement des tubercules et l'apparition à l'intérieur de ceux-ci de points, arcs et anneaux nécrosés de couleur rouille (spraing). Le champignon terricole Spongospora subterranea, agent de la gale poudreuse, est le seul vecteur connu du PMTV. 3, record 6, French, - virus%20du%20sommet%20touffu%20de%20la%20pomme%20de%20terre
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est l'abréviation anglaise «PMTV» qui semble être le plus utilisée en français. 4, record 6, French, - virus%20du%20sommet%20touffu%20de%20la%20pomme%20de%20terre
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2007-04-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
- Horticulture
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- mesclun
1, record 7, English, mesclun
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- field greens 1, record 7, English, field%20greens
correct
- spring mix 1, record 7, English, spring%20mix
correct
- spring salad mix 2, record 7, English, spring%20salad%20mix
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A classic green salad mix originating in the South of France. It consists of a mixture of very young leaves and shoots of wild and cultivated plants, including endive, dandelion, arugula, lamb's lettuce, oak leaf, mache, radicchio, chervil, sorrel, frissee, purslane, etc. 1, record 7, English, - mesclun
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
- Horticulture
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- mesclun
1, record 7, French, mesclun
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mélange de jeunes pousses et de jeunes feuilles de différentes salades, originellement du sud de la France. 1, record 7, French, - mesclun
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est préparé, au choix, avec notamment de la laitue, de la mâche, de la roquette, de la chicorée, de la trévise, de la scarole, de la feuille de chène, auxquelles on peut ajouter du pissenlit, des pousses d'épinard, du pourpier et des plantes aromatiques. 1, record 7, French, - mesclun
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
- Horticultura
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- mesclun
1, record 7, Spanish, mesclun
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-07-14
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Economic Conditions and Forecasting
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- green shoots
1, record 8, English, green%20shoots
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(1991) signs of economic recovery. 1, record 8, English, - green%20shoots
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A usage based on the clichéd metaphor of new growth on a plant. 1, record 8, English, - green%20shoots
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The green shoots of recovery were now showing(New Republic, 1995). 1, record 8, English, - green%20shoots
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- signes précurseurs
1, record 8, French, signes%20pr%C3%A9curseurs
masculine noun, plural
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- bourgeons 2, record 8, French, bourgeons
correct, masculine noun, plural
- pousses de printemps 3, record 8, French, pousses%20de%20printemps
correct, feminine noun
- pousses vertes 3, record 8, French, pousses%20vertes
correct, feminine noun
- pousses 3, record 8, French, pousses
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
bourgeons de la reprise économique. 1, record 8, French, - signes%20pr%C3%A9curseurs
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2000-06-06
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
- Plant Biology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- abscission
1, record 9, English, abscission
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- abscision 2, record 9, English, abscision
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The natural separation of flowers, fruit, and leaves from plants 2, record 9, English, - abscission
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The typical damage to white pine and scotch pine were lesions that developed at the apical and mid-portion of the needles, and in severe cases, whole needles became discolored and early abscission occurred. 3, record 9, English, - abscission
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Active casting of green leaves and green shoots with... green leaves [intact]. 3, record 9, English, - abscission
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
- Biologie végétale
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- abscission
1, record 9, French, abscission
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus physiologique entraînant la séparation d'organes végétaux - pétiole, bourgeons, fleurs et fruits - à la suite de la formation d'une assise de suber à leur base. 2, record 9, French, - abscission
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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