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LIGULATE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ligulate
1, record 1, English, ligulate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ligulated 1, record 1, English, ligulated
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Strap-shaped. 2, record 1, English, - ligulate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligulé
1, record 1, French, ligul%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En forme de languette. 2, record 1, French, - ligul%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une fleur ligulée est gamopétale, zygomorphe et est en forme de languette. 3, record 1, French, - ligul%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-09-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ligule
1, record 2, English, ligule
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ligula 2, record 2, English, ligula
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small, usually flat outgrowth from an organ, as seen at the junction of claw and blade in the petals of some Caryophyllaceae or at the junction of sheath and leaf blade in Gramineae; the ligulate corolla of many species of Compositae. 3, record 2, English, - ligule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural of ligula: ligulae. 4, record 2, English, - ligule
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ligule
1, record 2, French, ligule
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Membrane scarieuse, mince et transparente, qui existe à l'extrémité de la face interne de la gaine dans la feuille des Graminées; cette membrane est considérée comme un dédoublement de la feuille. 2, record 2, French, - ligule
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-07-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- disk floret
1, record 3, English, disk%20floret
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- disk flower 1, record 3, English, disk%20flower
correct
- disc floret 2, record 3, English, disc%20floret
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Those flowers of the head of a plant, of the family Compositae, in which the corolla is tubular, as contrasted with the marginal flowers where the corolla is ligulate or strap-shaped. 3, record 3, English, - disk%20floret
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fleuron
1, record 3, French, fleuron
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fleur tubuleuse 2, record 3, French, fleur%20tubuleuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite fleur à corolle tubuleuse qui occupe le centre des capitules dans les plantes de la famille des composées. 2, record 3, French, - fleuron
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les fleurons constituent ce que l'on nomme le «disque». 2, record 3, French, - fleuron
Record 3, Key term(s)
- disque
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1980-11-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ligulate
1, record 4, English, ligulate
adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Having a ligule; having the nature of a ligule. 1, record 4, English, - ligulate
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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