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WOOD INDIAN [5 records]

Record 1 2022-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

Wood Mountain : band name taken from the 2002 Indian Registration and Band Lists Directorate's data base of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada(INAC).

OBS

Wood Mountain: band located in Saskatchewan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Wood Mountain : nom de bande entériné par le ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien (MAINC).

OBS

Wood Mountain : bande vivant en Saskatchewan.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

The soft resinous wood of an East Indian tree(Aquilaria agallocha) of the family Thymelaeaceae that is burnt as a perfume by the Orientals.

OBS

eaglewood; aloeswood: These terms are also used when referring to the resinous wood obtained from other species of Aquilaria and from species Gyrinops.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Bois résineux de l'espèce Aquilaria agallocha de la famille des Thymeleaceae, utilisé comme encens.

OBS

bois d'aigle; bois d'aloès: Ces termes désignent aussi les bois résineux provenant de plusieurs autres espèces d'Aquilaria et de Gyrinops.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
OBS

Producto recogido directamente de la planta Aquilaria agallocha.

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Record 3 2001-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weaving Arts
OBS

Indian handicrafts : pounding of ash logs to obtain strips of wood for weaving baskets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Artisanat)
CONT

Le Musée des Abénakis sera aussi présent pour une exposition et une animation portant sur la vannerie avec une démonstration de battage de frêne servant à la confection de paniers.

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
DEF

A large East Indian tree(Artocarpus heterophyllus) that is distinguished from the closely related breadfruit by its entire leaves, yields a fine-grained yellow wood, and is widely cultivated in the tropics for its immense fruits which contain an edible but insipid pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
DEF

Nom commun d'une espèce d'arbre du genre artocarpus. (Famille des moracées). (...) se distingue de l'arbre à pain son congénère, par ses feuilles plus petites et entières. Il donne, le long de son tronc, d'énormes fruits, qui pèsent jusqu'à 30 kg. La culture du jaquier se pratique surtout en Malaisie, en Inde, aux Antilles.

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Science
OBS

This willingness to get rid of the old wood is an expression of the vitality of Indian democracy, but also reflects a growing disaffection with the political class. This "anti-incumbency reflex" has now given India a House without a majority for an unprecedented second time in succession.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences politiques
OBS

Or, ce réflexe de rejet des gouvernements (anti-incumbency reflex) a, de façon inédite, donné à l'Inde une Chambre sans majorité pour la deuxième année consécutive.

Spanish

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