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Record 1 2008-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
CONT

The lily-of-the-valley [Convallaria majalis] has a leptomorphic rhizome : a very thin rhizome with indeterminate growth(the rhizome does not terminate in a glower stalk; it remains vegetative), branches freely and forms many flowering shoots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
DEF

Se dit d'un rhizome plutôt mince, à croissance indéterminée.

OBS

Les rhizomes du muguet (Convallaria majalis) sont leptomorphes.

Spanish

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