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MYRTLE FAMILY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- myrtle family
1, record 1, English, myrtle%20family
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- myrtacées
1, record 1, French, myrtac%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mirtáceas
1, record 1, Spanish, mirt%C3%A1ceas
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-05-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- clove tree
1, record 2, English, clove%20tree
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- aromatic clove tree 2, record 2, English, aromatic%20clove%20tree
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Small tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family... and its unopened flower bud, an important spice. 3, record 2, English, - clove%20tree
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- giroflier
1, record 2, French, giroflier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grand arbre pyramidal sempervirent d'Indonésie, de Zanzibar et de Madagascar (myrtacées), qui produit les clous de girofle. 2, record 2, French, - giroflier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- clavo de especia
1, record 2, Spanish, clavo%20de%20especia
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- clavo de olor 1, record 2, Spanish, clavo%20de%20olor
masculine noun
- clavero 1, record 2, Spanish, clavero
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-03-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- apple sphinx
1, record 3, English, apple%20sphinx
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Apple Sphinx, wingspan 2½-3½", lacks the band along its dark fore wing margin. Its caterpillars feed on foliage of plants of the rose family, ash, myrtle, and sweet fern in southern Canada and the eastern United States. 2, record 3, English, - apple%20sphinx
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sphinx du pommier
1, record 3, French, sphinx%20du%20pommier
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le nom «Sphinx» provient du fait que] les chenilles des Sphinx sont munies d'une corne à l'extrémité abdominale. Effrayées, elles prennent une position qui ressemble fort à celle du Sphinx d'Égypte. 2, record 3, French, - sphinx%20du%20pommier
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-11-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Quebec Laws and Legal Documents
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- allspice
1, record 4, English, allspice
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- piment 2, record 4, English, piment
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The dried unripe fruits of a small, tropical, evergreen tree, Pimenta officinalis, of the myrtle family(Myrtaceae)... 1, record 4, English, - allspice
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Allspice is so named because its flavor resembles that of a combination of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. 1, record 4, English, - allspice
Record 4, Key term(s)
- allspice tree
- Jamaica pimento
- Jamaica pepper
- Jamaica pepper tree
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Lois et documents juridiques québécois
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- piment de la Jamaïque
1, record 4, French, piment%20de%20la%20Jama%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- poivre de Jamaïque 2, record 4, French, poivre%20de%20Jama%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
- toute-épice 1, record 4, French, toute%2D%C3%A9pice
correct
- piment de la Jamaïque 1, record 4, French, piment%20de%20la%20Jama%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
- poivre anglais 1, record 4, French, poivre%20anglais
correct, masculine noun
- poivre de la Jamaïque 3, record 4, French, poivre%20de%20la%20Jama%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
- quatre-épices 4, record 4, French, quatre%2D%C3%A9pices
correct
- Eugenia piment 5, record 4, French, Eugenia%20piment
Latin
- Pimenta dioica 5, record 4, French, Pimenta%20dioica
Latin
- Pimenta officinalis 5, record 4, French, Pimenta%20officinalis
Latin
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le poivre anglais ou piment de la Jamaïque est le fruit du Pimenta officinalis (Myrtacées), arbre toujours vert croissant aux Antilles et cultivé surtout à la Jamaïque. On l'appelle également toute-épice parce qu'il possède une saveur aromatique et piquante qui rappelle la girofle, la muscade, le poivre et la cannelle. 1, record 4, French, - piment%20de%20la%20Jama%C3%AFque
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le nom officiel français est] piment de la Jamaïque. Il [...] est souhaitable que disparaissent du commerce des appellations aussi imprécises que toute épice et quatre-épices. 5, record 4, French, - piment%20de%20la%20Jama%C3%AFque
Record 4, Key term(s)
- poivrier de la Jamaïque
- myrte-piment
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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