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Record 1 2016-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Forage Crops
Universal entry(ies)
holcus
Latin
DEF

Any of various grasses of the genus Holcus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
holcus
Latin
DEF

Plante herbacée assez voisine de l'avoine. (Famille des graminacées.) - Encycl. Le genre houlque (holcus) renferme deux espèces françaises, poussant dans les prés, les bois et les sables : la houlque laineuse (Holcus lanatus), excellent fourrage, et la houlque molle (H. mollis), mauvaise herbe aussi tenace que le chiendent.

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