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HICKS YEW [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- columnar plant
1, record 1, English, columnar%20plant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Trichocerus pascana ... Description: A large, columnar plant to 10 meters high. Has 20 to 38 ribs on thick 30cm stems. Close set areoles with variable, yellow-brown spines to 14 cm long. This edible Cactus has nocturnal white flowers that sprout-from the top of the stems. 2, record 1, English, - columnar%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A columnar plant form is the same as a fastigiate form except that it has a rounded top. A sentry maple(Acer saccharum monumentale) and Hicks yew(Taxus media hicksi) are examples of columnar plants. Columnar plant forms have the same design uses as fastigiate forms. 3, record 1, English, - columnar%20plant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plante colonnaire
1, record 1, French, plante%20colonnaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Neoraimondia Gigantea [...] Description : Plante colonnaire atteignant 8m de hauteur et ramifiée dès la base. Peu de cotes et des aiguillons gris à noirs. 2, record 1, French, - plante%20colonnaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-06-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- columnar form
1, record 2, English, columnar%20form
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- columnar plant form 2, record 2, English, columnar%20plant%20form
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A columnar plant form is the same as a fastigiate form except that it has a rounded top. A sentry maple(Acer saccharum monumentale) and Hicks yew(Taxus media hicksi) are examples of columnar plants. Columnar plant forms have the same design uses as fastigiate forms. 2, record 2, English, - columnar%20form
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- forme élancée
1, record 2, French, forme%20%C3%A9lanc%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Formes dressées, élancées, fastigiées. Elles sont nettement plus hautes que larges et expriment un mouvement vertical très accusé, comme un jaillissement à partir du sol. Elles font songer à des colonnes et présentent à ce titre un caractère architectural. 1, record 2, French, - forme%20%C3%A9lanc%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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