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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 1991-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Any plant that grows in a dense cushiony tuft(as many xerophilous and alpine plants) thereby preventing excessive transpiration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Plante des hautes montagnes caractérisée par un raccourcissement très important des tiges aériennes, qui lui fait prendre l'aspect d'une petite coupole (ex. silène acaule).

OBS

Le terme "plante en coussinet" se trouve sous la rubrique "coussinet".

OBS

Le terme "plante coussinet" est tiré de la base de données PASCAL.

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
CONT

Also many types of mosses - steppe moss, phagnum moss and plume moss, make up the bulk of the peat layers of this area.

OBS

moss: Any of various plants more or less like moss in appearance or habit of growth.

OBS

steppe : Arid land characterized by xerophilous vegetation and found usually in large tracts and in regions of extreme temperature range and loess soil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
OBS

steppe : Formation végétale constituée d'herbes xérophytes de petite taille en tapis discontinu.

OBS

mousse : Plante bryophyte formant des tapis moelleux dans les forêts et les prairies.

OBS

moss = mousse.

OBS

steppe = steppe; steppe plants = plantes des steppes.

Spanish

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