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Record 1 2025-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Agricultural Economics
CONT

Classes of domestic mustard seed[ :] yellow, brown, oriental.

OBS

domestic mustard seed: designation used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Économie agricole
CONT

Classes de graine de moutarde cultivée [:] blanche, brune, chinoise.

OBS

graine de moutarde cultivée : désignation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Economía agrícola
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Record 2 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Annual herb 30-45 cm high... yellow flowers of two kinds : one set pealike, showy and sterile, the other fertile, on recurving stalks which touch the ground and force it where to fertilized ovary ripens into the peanut, an oily, edible seed.

OBS

Leguminosae family.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
CONT

The milkline is the borderline between the bright, clear yellow color of the seed coat overlying the hard starch layer, compared to the milky, dull yellow of the seed coat overlying dough layer.

Key term(s)
  • milk line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
CONT

La ligne d’amidon est le point de séparation entre la partie solide du grain qui est amylacée et celle qui est laiteuse. Elle apparaît au début du stade denté, au sommet du grain puis elle descend avec l’avancement en maturité.

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Agricultural Economics
CONT

In yellow mustard seed, canola is classified as Distinctly detrimental.

OBS

Term and abbreviation used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Économie agricole
OBS

Terme et abréviation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Economía agrícola
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Record 5 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
Universal entry(ies)
Grias cauliflora
correct, Latin
DEF

Evergreen tree of the family Lecythidaceae, native to the West Indies. The tree is cultivated for its edible fruit. The plant grows to about 15 metres(50 feet) tall and bears spear-shaped, glossy leaves about 90 cm(35 inches) long that are produced in tufts at the ends of the branches. The fragrant yellow flowers are about 5 cm(2 inches) across. The fruit, which contains one seed, is pear-shaped, russet brown, 5–7 cm(2–3 inches) long, and rich in vitamin C.

CONT

Anchovy pear. West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Grias cauliflora
correct, Latin
CONT

Grias cauliflora. [...] Distribution Amérique tropicale. [...] Arbre persistant (haut : 30 m). Feuilles oblancéolées [...], fleurs aux sépales obovaux, aux pétales oblongs ou obovaux, blanchâtres (long : 10-23 mm), groupés par 2-4 en corymbes cauliflores. Fruits fusiformes [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fruticultura
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Grias cauliflora
correct, Latin
DEF

Árbol de [la familia de las Lecitidaceas], de 5-10 metros de alto, poco ramificado, con hojas grandes (hasta 70 cm de largo). Produce inflorescencias en el tronco; el fruto redondo o en forma de pera, contiene semillas rodeadas por una pulpa carnosa.

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Record 6 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Crop Protection
  • Agricultural Chemicals
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
Universal entry(ies)
C10H4Cl2O2
formula, see observation
117-80-6
CAS number
DEF

A chemical productwhich appears under the form of yellow needles and is used as a seed disinfectant, a fungicide for foliage and textiles, an insecticide and as an organic catalyst.

OBS

2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

Also known under a variety of commercial designations, among which: Compound 604; ENT 3,776; Phygon Seed Protectant; Quintar; Quintar 540F; Sanquinon; U.S. Rubber 604; Uniroyal; USR 604.

OBS

Chemical formula: C10H4Cl2O2

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Agents chimiques (Agriculture)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C10H4Cl2O2
formula, see observation
117-80-6
CAS number
OBS

2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphtoquinone : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

Formule chimique : C10H4Cl2O2

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Protección de las plantas
  • Agentes químicos (Agricultura)
  • Preparación y elaboración (Textiles)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C10H4Cl2O2
formula, see observation
117-80-6
CAS number
DEF

Sólido que forma agujas amarillas; soluble en xileno y o-diclorobenceno; prácticamente insoluble en agua. Tóxico por vía oral e inhalatoria; irritante para ojos y piel. Plaguicida.

OBS

Fórmula química: C10H4Cl2O2

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Record 7 2010-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drug and Beverage Crops
Universal entry(ies)
C30H30C8
formula, see observation
DEF

A phenolic pigment... in cottonseed that crystallizes in both yellow and red forms and is toxic to some animals but is rendered harmless by processing of the seed for recovery of the oil.

OBS

Chemical formula: C30 H30C8

OBS

Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes alcaloïfères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C30H30C8
formula, see observation
DEF

Composant phénolique complexe de l'huile de coton brute ayant certains effets négatifs sur la croissance des jeunes animaux et des non-ruminants.

CONT

Les germes des graines de coton contiennent une huile que l'on extrait à la presse; mais les graines moulues doivent être chauffées très longuement pour éviter que le gossypol, substance considérée d'abord comme toxalbumine, puis rattachée aux alcaloïdes et qui peut provoquer des accidents graves, ne passe pas dans l'huile.

OBS

Formule chimique : C30H30C8

OBS

Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Agricultural Economics
DEF

[A] class of domestic mustard grown in Canada.

CONT

Yellow mustard seed requires 90-92 days to mature, brown 85 days and oriental 86-88 days.

OBS

Term and abbreviation used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Économie agricole
DEF

Classe de moutarde cultivée au Canada.

CONT

La graine de moutarde s'inscrit bien dans une rotation de céréales. La graine de moutarde blanche mûrit en 90 ou 92 jours, la brune en 85 jours et la chinoise en 86 ou 88 jours.

OBS

Terme et abréviation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

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Record 9 2007-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
CONT

Peach X-Disease. On peach and chokecherry, sometimes cherry in the northern United States.... Peach trees appear normal in spring for 6 or 7 weeks after growth starts, then foliage shows a diffused yellow and red discoloration with a longitudinal upward curling of leaf edges.... Defoliation starts by mid-summer. Fruits shrivel and drop or ripen prematurely. Seed do not develop. Weakened trees are killed by low temperatures or remain unproductive.... Natural infection is apparently from chokecherry to peach(not peach to peach or peach to chokecherry) by a leaf-hopper(Colladonus clitellarius).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Arboriculture fruitière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Fruticultura
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Record 10 2007-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
DEF

A widespread, thick-skinned, pear-shaped tropical fruit, yellowish green to purplish black, with a single large seed and yellow, buttery flesh, used in salads.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Arboriculture fruitière
DEF

Fruit de l'avocatier, de la grosseur d'une poire, à peau verte ou violette, dont la chair a la consistance du beurre et un goût rappelant celui de l'artichaut.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Fruticultura
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Record 11 2003-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Medication
DEF

a yellow to dark brown, addicting, narcotic drug prepared from the juice of the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy : it contains such alkaloids as morphine, codeine, and papaverine, and is used as an intoxicant and medicinally to relieve pain and produce sleep.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Médicaments
DEF

Suc des capsules d'un pavot (papaver somniferum), incisées avant maturité, latex riche en alcaloides, dont le plus actif est la morphine.

OBS

L'opium est un stupéfiant.

Key term(s)
  • fée brune

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
  • Medicamentos
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Record 12 2001-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Crop Protection
CONT

Five insects that attack flowers or seed heads have been introduced from Greece and are established in the western United States for biological control of Yellow Starthistle. These include three weevils : the bud weevil, Bangusternus orientalis; the hairy weevil, Eustenopus villosus; and the flower weevil, Larinus curtus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Protection des végétaux
DEF

Charançon dont les larves de plusieurs espèces se développent à l'intérieur de boutons floraux de Rosacées.

Spanish

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Record 13 1999-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

Purified lac that is prepared in the form of thin orange or yellow flakes usu. by heating and filtering seed lac and is often bleached white and that is used chiefly in varnishes, polishing and sealing waxes...

CONT

... seed lac is melted, filtered, dried, and drawn into thin sheets; this product is called shellac.

OBS

Not to be confused with "shellac varnish", sometimes called "shellac".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
CONT

La récolte [de gomme-laque] se fait en coupant les petites branches (on obtient ainsi la laque en bâton ou stick-lac), ou en détachant de l'écorce la gomme qui la recouvre (laque en grains). La laque ainsi récoltée subit, le plus souvent, une purification avant d'être livrée au commerce; la résine est ensuite fondue avec un peu de colophane, puis filtrée et laminée : on obtient ainsi la laque en écailles ou shellac.

Key term(s)
  • shellac

Spanish

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