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NUCELLUS [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nucellus
1, record 1, English, nucellus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac. 2, record 1, English, - nucellus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The nucellus is a complex maternal grain tissue that embeds and feeds the developing cereal endosperm and embryo. 3, record 1, English, - nucellus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nucelle
1, record 1, French, nucelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de l'ovule qui enveloppe le sac embryonnaire et qui est recouverte par les téguments. 2, record 1, French, - nucelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Biología vegetal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nucela
1, record 1, Spanish, nucela
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tejido que forma la mayor parte del primordio seminal inmaduro, donde se desarrolla el saco embrionario. 1, record 1, Spanish, - nucela
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-05-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- anatropous
1, record 2, English, anatropous
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of an ovule, inverted so that the micropyle faces the placenta. 2, record 2, English, - anatropous
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
’Raphe’ : of(more or less) anatropous ovules, being a cord or ridge of fibrovascular tissue connecting the base of the nucellus with the placenta which morphologically represents the adherent funicle. It is ’ventral' if located on the side of the ovule against the axis, ’dorsal' if away from it, or ’lateral' if somewhere intermediate. 3, record 2, English, - anatropous
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Floriculture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- anatrope
1, record 2, French, anatrope
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un ovule d'Angiosperme en position renversée, dont le micropyle se trouve à proximité immédiate du funicule. 1, record 2, French, - anatrope
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-01-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Botany
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- campylotropous
1, record 3, English, campylotropous
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to ovules in which nucellus and embryo-sac are bent so that micropyle points almost back to placenta. 1, record 3, English, - campylotropous
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Botanique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- campylotrope
1, record 3, French, campylotrope
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Se dit de l']ovule dont le nucelle est courbé, le micropyle se trouvant rapproché du hile et de la chalaze, par suite de la croissance inégale de deux côtés opposés. 1, record 3, French, - campylotrope
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-03-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
- Genetics
- Botany
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- agamospermy
1, record 4, English, agamospermy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Agamospermy occurs when a diploid embryo sac(sporophyte) develops by the somatic division of a nucellus or integument cell... 2, record 4, English, - agamospermy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
- Génétique
- Botanique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- agamosperme
1, record 4, French, agamosperme
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode de reproduction apomictique aboutissant à la formation de graines normalement constituées, mais dont le ou les embryons qu'elles contiennent ne proviennent pas de la fusion de deux gamètes. 1, record 4, French, - agamosperme
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'agamospermie assure généralement l'obtention d'un nouvel individu génétiquement identique au parent femelle ou à l'un de ses gamètes. 1, record 4, French, - agamosperme
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1992-05-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- perisperm
1, record 5, English, perisperm
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nutritive tissue derived from the nucellus(and therefore diploid) that is found in the seeds of certain plants in which the endosperm does not completely replace the nucellus. Many of the Caryophyllaceae contain such tissue in their seeds. 2, record 5, English, - perisperm
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- périsperme
1, record 5, French, p%C3%A9risperme
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tissu de certaines graines (poivre, betterave) issu du développement du nucelle de l'ovaire et chargé de réserves. 1, record 5, French, - p%C3%A9risperme
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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