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PINNULE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beltian bodies
1, record 1, English, beltian%20bodies
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Beltian bodies are parenchymatous structures located at the tip of each rachis and pinnule of the leaves of certain neotropical Acacia species. They are named after their discoverer, T. Belt(1874). 2, record 1, English, - beltian%20bodies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- corps beltiens
1, record 1, French, corps%20beltiens
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les feuilles de Cecropia sont porteuses de minuscules corpuscules perliformes, régulièrement récoltés par les fourmis. [...] Sur les acacias, les corps nourriciers forment de petits chapelets situés à l'extrémité des folioles basales, ce sont les corps beltiens. 1, record 1, French, - corps%20beltiens
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-10-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ramule
1, record 2, English, ramule
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A ramule is] a bifurcating or nonbifurcating minor branch of a crinoid arm, differing from a pinnule in less regular occurrence and in some crinoids by the presence of pinnules on it. 1, record 2, English, - ramule
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ramule
1, record 2, French, ramule
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tétrasporocystes cruciés ou plus ou moins irrégulièrement divisés se trouvent dans les derniers ramules spatulés, aplatis. 2, record 2, French, - ramule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ainsi tendent à se différencier des branches [...] plus petites («ramuli») [...] 1, record 2, French, - ramule
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1980-11-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pinnule 1, record 3, English, pinnule
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Diminutive of pinna, usually applied to a segment of a bipinnatifid or decompound leaf. 1, record 3, English, - pinnule
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pinnule
1, record 3, French, pinnule
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-09-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pinnular
1, record 4, English, pinnular
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A pinnular is] any segment of a [crinoid] pinnule. 1, record 4, English, - pinnular
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pinnulaire
1, record 4, French, pinnulaire
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les brachiales, primitivement, et les pinnulaires, presque toujours, sont unies par des ligaments. 1, record 4, French, - pinnulaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pinnule 1, record 5, English, pinnule
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fausse nageoire 1, record 5, French, fausse%20nageoire
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- pinnule 1, record 5, French, pinnule
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(chez les maguineuve, usins, etc.) 1, record 5, French, - fausse%20nageoire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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