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XYLOLOGY [2 records]

Record 1 2012-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

The science relating to the study of wood.

CONT

Xylology [is] the branch of dendrology treating of the gross and minute structure of wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

Science ayant pour objet l'étude du bois.

CONT

La xylologie fondamentale permet d'acquérir les connaissances nécessaires à la compréhension de la structure microscopique des bois. L'objectif visé est la détermination de leur origine botanique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
DEF

Rama de la botánica que se encarga del estudio de la madera y sus aplicaciones.

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Record 2 2002-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Botany
OBS

Xylology is the study of wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Botanique
DEF

Science faisant partie de la paléobotanique, et qui s'occupe de l'étude de l'appareil conducteur des plantes vasculaires disparues, notamment des bois fossiles.

Spanish

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