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LENTICEL [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- breathing pore
1, record 1, English, breathing%20pore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lenticel 2, record 1, English, lenticel
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pore that is common in the stems of woody plants, is usually opposite a stoma, is composed chiefly of loosely packed unsuberized cells produced by a phellogen, and is the path of exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the stem tissues. 3, record 1, English, - breathing%20pore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lenticelle
1, record 1, French, lenticelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Voie d'aération dans le liège des arbres, ayant l'aspect d'une petite tache poreuse à la surface des rameaux. 2, record 1, French, - lenticelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les échanges gazeux entre le milieu externe et la plante sont assurés, au travers du liège, par des ouvertures en forme de boutonnières (lenticelles), qui sont, en fait, des excroissances constituées de massifs cellulaires lâches. Les cavités brunes des bouchons sont des lenticelles du liège. 3, record 1, French, - lenticelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
liège : Tissu secondaire formé de cellules mortes remplies d'air et dont la membrane est imprégnée de subérine [...] 4, record 1, French, - lenticelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
- Biología vegetal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lenticela
1, record 1, Spanish, lenticela
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-05-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cork
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lenticel
1, record 2, English, lenticel
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Canals of cylindrical or conical shape and of irregular, circular or elliptical cross-section, whose walls are covered with dead cells which wind through the suberous tissue radially, most often from the belly towards the back. It is through them that gaseous exchange takes place between the atmosphere and the cellular layers of the phellogen or between different layers of the subero-phellodermic meristem. 2, record 2, English, - lenticel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 2, English, - lenticel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Liège
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lenticelle
1, record 2, French, lenticelle
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Canaux de profil cylindrique ou conique et de section irrégulière circulaire ou elliptique, aux parois tapissées de cellules mortes, sillonnant le tissu subéreux dans le sens radial, la plupart du temps de la mie jusqu'à la croûte et permettant les échanges gazeux entre l'atmosphère et les couches cellulaires du phellogène ou entre les diverses couches du méristème subéro-phellodermique. 2, record 2, French, - lenticelle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 2, French, - lenticelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corcho
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lenticela
1, record 2, Spanish, lenticela
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-06-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cork
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lignified lenticel
1, record 3, English, lignified%20lenticel
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lignified lenticels: Lenticels encrusted from the lignin back into the suberous tissue ("boisé" corkwood). 1, record 3, English, - lignified%20lenticel
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 3, English, - lignified%20lenticel
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Liège
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lenticelle ligneuse
1, record 3, French, lenticelle%20ligneuse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lenticelles ligneuses: Lenticelles incrustées, à partir de la croûte de lignine dans le tissu subéreux. 1, record 3, French, - lenticelle%20ligneuse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définitions normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 3, French, - lenticelle%20ligneuse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-06-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Cork
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- earthy lenticel
1, record 4, English, earthy%20lenticel
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Earthy lenticels: Lenticels filled with powdery material by the phellogen ("earthy corkwood"). 1, record 4, English, - earthy%20lenticel
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 4, English, - earthy%20lenticel
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Liège
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lenticelle terreuse
1, record 4, French, lenticelle%20terreuse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lenticelles terreuses: Lenticelles remplies de matière pulvérulente produites par le phellogène (liège fibreux). 1, record 4, French, - lenticelle%20terreuse
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définitions normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 4, French, - lenticelle%20terreuse
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- lenticel spotting 1, record 5, English, lenticel%20spotting
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- échaudure lenticellaire
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9chaudure%20lenticellaire
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sorte d'échaudure superficielle 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A9chaudure%20lenticellaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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