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HOLY GRASS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vanilla sweetgrass
1, record 1, English, vanilla%20sweetgrass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vanilla sweet grass 2, record 1, English, vanilla%20sweet%20grass
correct
- common sweetgrass 1, record 1, English, common%20sweetgrass
correct
- sweetgrass 3, record 1, English, sweetgrass
correct
- holy grass 2, record 1, English, holy%20grass
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 4, record 1, English, - vanilla%20sweetgrass
Record 1, Key term(s)
- vanilla sweet-grass
- holygrass
- common sweet grass
- common sweet-grass
- sweet grass
- sweet-grass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hiérochloé odorante
1, record 1, French, hi%C3%A9rochlo%C3%A9%20odorante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- foin d'odeur 2, record 1, French, foin%20d%27odeur
correct, masculine noun
- avoine odorante 2, record 1, French, avoine%20odorante
feminine noun
- herbe sainte 2, record 1, French, herbe%20sainte
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 3, record 1, French, - hi%C3%A9rochlo%C3%A9%20odorante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cane holy-grass
1, record 2, English, cane%20holy%2Dgrass
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- scented holygrass 2, record 2, English, scented%20holygrass
correct
- sweet-scented grass 3, record 2, English, sweet%2Dscented%20grass
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 4, record 2, English, - cane%20holy%2Dgrass
Record 2, Key term(s)
- scented holy grass
- cane holygrass
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Hierochloe rariflora
1, record 2, French, Hierochloe%20rariflora
correct, Latin
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille Poaceae. 2, record 2, French, - Hierochloe%20rariflora
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Hierochloe rariflora : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 2, French, - Hierochloe%20rariflora
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-11-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Heiligenschein
1, record 3, English, Heiligenschein
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- heiligenschein 2, record 3, English, heiligenschein
correct
- Cellini’s halo 3, record 3, English, Cellini%26rsquo%3Bs%20halo
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A diffuse white ring surrounding the shadow cast by an observer’s head upon dew-covered ground when the solar elevation is low and the distance from observer to shadow is large. 1, record 3, English, - Heiligenschein
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is most apparent when the sun is low in the sky and when the surface is dew-covered. The explanation of the heiligenschein varies depending upon whether it is seen over a dry or a dew-covered surface. When an observer’s shadow is cast on a dry, irregular surface (such as gravel or vegetation), each irregularity near the antisolar point covers its own shadow. In other directions, the average brightness results from a mixture of sunlit and shaded surfaces. The lower the sun in the sky, the longer the shadows and so the greater the contrast with the brighter region near the antisolar point. 4, record 3, English, - Heiligenschein
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The heiligenschein is occasionally called Cellini's halo, after Benvenuto Cellini who described its behavior in his memoirs of 1562. He even pointed out that it appears to the greatest advantage when the grass is moist with dew, but felt its appearance bespoke the wondrous ways of Gods providence toward me. Shades of this interpretation are also found in the name heiligenschein : It is German for the light of the holy one. 4, record 3, English, - Heiligenschein
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Heiligenschein
1, record 3, French, Heiligenschein
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- heiligenschein 2, record 3, French, heiligenschein
correct, masculine noun
- halo de Cellini 3, record 3, French, halo%20de%20Cellini
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anneau blanc diffus entourant l'ombre de la tête de l'observateur au-dessus d'un gazon couvert de rosée, quand le Soleil est encore bas et qu'il y a une grande distance entre l'observateur et son ombre. 1, record 3, French, - Heiligenschein
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Meteorología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Heiligenschein
1, record 3, Spanish, Heiligenschein
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- halo de Cellini 1, record 3, Spanish, halo%20de%20Cellini
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anillo blanco y difuso alrededor de la cabeza de un observador que se proyecta sobre la hierba cubierta con rocío cuando la elevación del Sol es reducida y la distancia entre el observador y la sombra de su cabeza es grande. 1, record 3, Spanish, - Heiligenschein
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