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ROOTLESS [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crested dwarf iris
1, record 1, English, crested%20dwarf%20iris
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crested iris 2, record 1, English, crested%20iris
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A low-growing herb(Iris cristata) that spreads by rhizomes and rootless stolons and has pale lilac flowers with an orange-tipped white crest. 2, record 1, English, - crested%20dwarf%20iris
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dwarf crested iris
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- iris à crête
1, record 1, French, iris%20%C3%A0%20cr%C3%AAte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Type de la famille des iridacées. 2, record 1, French, - iris%20%C3%A0%20cr%C3%AAte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rootless fold
1, record 2, English, rootless%20fold
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some chromite layers occur as rootless folds or asymmetric lensoidal boudins, and other layers and lenses consist of nodules. 2, record 2, English, - rootless%20fold
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rootless fold : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - rootless%20fold
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pli à charnière isolée
1, record 2, French, pli%20%C3%A0%20charni%C3%A8re%20isol%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pli isolé 2, record 2, French, pli%20isol%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pli à charnière isolée : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - pli%20%C3%A0%20charni%C3%A8re%20isol%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-12-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tectonic denudation
1, record 3, English, tectonic%20denudation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The stripping of an underbody, such as basement or other competent rock, by the movement of an upper stratified layer over it. 2, record 3, English, - tectonic%20denudation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
During movement of rootless masses of the upper rocks by gravity sliding, the surface of the underbody is laid bare in places. 2, record 3, English, - tectonic%20denudation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tectonic denudation: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 3, English, - tectonic%20denudation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dénudation tectonique
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9nudation%20tectonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- processus de dénudation tectonique 2, record 3, French, processus%20de%20d%C3%A9nudation%20tectonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À ces notions d'écoulement ou de glissement tectonique, doit se joindre, comme conséquence, celle de dénudation tectonique [...] : la couverture, détachée de son substratum, laisse celui-ci à nu. 3, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9nudation%20tectonique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dénudation tectonique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9nudation%20tectonique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-05-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- rootless
1, record 4, English, rootless
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Rootless" exoskarn and replacement bodies in structural and stratigraphic traps distant from a probable or unknown igneous source... 1, record 4, English, - rootless
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- isolé
1, record 4, French, isol%C3%A9
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Des exoskarns et des amas de remplacement «isolés» formés dans des pièges structuraux et stratigraphiques éloignés d'une source ignée probable ou inconnue [...] 1, record 4, French, - isol%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-12-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Botany
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- psilopsida
1, record 5, English, psilopsida
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[These plants] are generally leafless(although there may be scalelike emergences on many) and rootless, with dichotornous branching and sporangia borne on the tips of axes(...) considered to be the most primitive of vascular plants. 2, record 5, English, - psilopsida
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[They] are the abundant and characteristic plants of the lower half of the Devonian. 3, record 5, English, - psilopsida
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Botanique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- psilophytinée
1, record 5, French, psilophytin%C3%A9e
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- psilophytopside 1, record 5, French, psilophytopside
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les Psilophytinées sont des végétaux herbacés, en touffes, à rhizomes souterrains plus ou moins développés et parfois garnis de rhizoïdes, pourvus ou non, de "racines", organe de structure caulinaire jouant le rôle physiologiques des racines. Tiges aériennes plus ou moins ramifiées (...) Seuls les sporophytes sont vraiment connus. Sporanges terminaux, uniloculaires, parfois avec une columelle centrale imparfaite (...) sont connues avec certitude depuis le Silurien supérieur (...) 1, record 5, French, - psilophytin%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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