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GYMNOSPERM [6 records]

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Record 1 2018-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
DEF

The wood of an angiosperm possessing true vessels, in contrast to the softwood of a gymnosperm, which lacks vessels.

CONT

The term "hardwood tree" is a botanical grouping of trees with similar characteristics. Hardwood tree characteristics apply to many of the tree species ... The trees have broad leaves rather than needle-like leaves. They produce a fruit or nut, and often go dormant in the winter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Arbre qui possède des feuilles à limbe développé, tel que le chêne, le hêtre, l'orme, le frêne, par opposition aux résineux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Silvicultura
DEF

Árbol que tiene hojas anchas en contraste con las coníferas.

Key term(s)
  • frondosas
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Record 2 2012-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Types of Wood
CONT

... hard and soft wood occurs in different species of both hardwood and softwood tree species. Hardness is a function of the heaviness, or density, of the wood: the amount of wood material compared to air spaces. Hard woods are denser, soft woods contain more air.

OBS

Not to be confused with the timber category "softwood" which refers to the timber of trees of the Gymnosperm group.

OBS

softwood: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sortes de bois
CONT

On classe souvent les bois d'après la dureté et la densité. Ainsi on distingue dans les bois résineux : les bois tendres, les bois mi-durs, les bois durs et dans les bois feuillus : les bois très tendres, les bois tendres, les bois mi-durs, les bois durs, les bois très durs.

OBS

bois tendre; bois mou : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Tipos de madera
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Record 3 2012-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Types of Wood
CONT

... hard and soft wood occurs in different species of both hardwood and softwood tree species. Hardness is a function of the heaviness, or density, of the wood: the amount of wood material compared to air spaces. Hard woods are denser, soft woods contain more air.

OBS

Not to be confused with the timber category "hardwood" which refers to timber from trees of the Gymnosperm group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sortes de bois
CONT

On classe souvent les bois d'après la dureté et la densité. Ainsi on distingue dans les bois résineux : les bois tendres, les bois mi-durs, les bois durs et dans les bois feuillus : les bois très tendres, les bois tendres, les bois mi-durs, les bois durs, les bois très durs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Tipos de madera
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Record 4 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

A structure formed by the maturation of the ovule of seed plants following fertilization.

OBS

[seed] is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

[...] structure qui contient et protège l'embryon végétal [...] souvent contenue dans un fruit qui permet sa dissémination.

OBS

La graine provient de la maturation de l'ovule fécondé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
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Record 5 1999-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
OBS

A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context.

OBS

Well-preserved specimens of the gymnosperm Archaeopteris... occur in the Escuminac Formation of northern New Brunswick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
OBS

La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas.

OBS

Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte.

OBS

La formation d'Escuminac, dans le nord du Nouveau-Brunswick, renferme des spécimen bien conservés de gymnospermes Archaeopteris [...]

Spanish

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Record 6 1978-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

A gymnosperm having compound leaves consisting of simple leaflets arranged on both sides of a common stem, and naked seeds borne in simple cones. Such plants range from the Permian.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Plantes fossiles voisines des cycadales actuelles.

Spanish

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