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CEIBA PENTANDRA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- silk cotton tree
1, record 1, English, silk%20cotton%20tree
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ceiba 2, record 1, English, ceiba
correct
- Kapok tree 3, record 1, English, Kapok%20tree
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of several spiny trees belonging to the genus Ceiba of the Bombax family, having palmately compound leaves and seeds surrounded by silk cotton especially Ceiba pentandra from which Kapok is obtained. 4, record 1, English, - silk%20cotton%20tree
Record 1, Key term(s)
- silk-cotton tree
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Kapokier
1, record 1, French, Kapokier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- capoquier 2, record 1, French, capoquier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arbre de 5 à 10 m de haut, au tronc souvent épineux, à feuilles pentalobées. 3, record 1, French, - Kapokier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- capoquero
1, record 1, Spanish, capoquero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ceiba 1, record 1, Spanish, ceiba
correct, feminine noun
- árbol kapok 1, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1rbol%20kapok
correct, masculine noun
- árbol capoc 2, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1rbol%20capoc
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Parques Nacionales de Costa Rica. 3, record 1, Spanish, - capoquero
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- kapok
1, record 2, English, kapok
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- silk cotton 2, record 2, English, silk%20cotton
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Product of Ceiba pentandra L. 3, record 2, English, - kapok
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capoc
1, record 2, French, capoc
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- kapok 2, record 2, French, kapok
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industrias textiles
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- kapok
1, record 2, Spanish, kapok
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- capoc 1, record 2, Spanish, capoc
correct
- kapoc 2, record 2, Spanish, kapoc
masculine noun
- lana de ceiba 3, record 2, Spanish, lana%20de%20ceiba
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-01-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Silviculture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cotton tree-Ceiba pentandra(Bombacaceae--baobab family)-important large gray-barked lowland forest giant with palmately compound leaves. Fruits are capsules containing seeds associated with hairs. Often left as lone "shade trees" when forests are cleared. 2, record 3, English, - lone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Sylviculture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un arbre qui pousse isolé en dehors de la forêt, mais sur un sol qui en dépend. 1, record 3, French, - exclu
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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