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POPPY FAMILY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- poppy family
1, record 1, English, poppy%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
- papaveracées
1, record 1, French, papaverac%C3%A9es
correct
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
- papaveráceas
1, record 1, Spanish, papaver%C3%A1ceas
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-09-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wood poppy
1, record 2, English, wood%20poppy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- celandine poppy 2, record 2, English, celandine%20poppy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poppy family. 3, record 2, English, - wood%20poppy
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Wild deep-yellow flower of Northeastern and North-central North America. 4, record 2, English, - wood%20poppy
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
wood poppy: name given by the Committee on status of endangered wildlife in Canada for the Canadian Species at Risk. 5, record 2, English, - wood%20poppy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stylophore à deux feuilles
1, record 2, French, stylophore%20%C3%A0%20deux%20feuilles
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Familles des Papavéracées. 2, record 2, French, - stylophore%20%C3%A0%20deux%20feuilles
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fleur sauvage jaune foncé de l'est de l'Amérique du Nord. 3, record 2, French, - stylophore%20%C3%A0%20deux%20feuilles
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-03-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Medicinal Plants
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- poppy
1, record 3, English, poppy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a genus(Papaver) of annual and perennial plants of the poppy family, having a milky juice, showy pink, white, red, orange, purple, or yellow flowers, and capsules containing many small seeds, including the opium poppy. 2, record 3, English, - poppy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Culture des plantes médicinales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pavot
1, record 3, French, pavot
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plante dicotylédone (Papavéracées), herbacée, indigène ou exotique, annuelle ou vivace, [...] cultivée pour ses fleurs ornementales, ses graines et ses capsules. 2, record 3, French, - pavot
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle pavots toutes les papavéracées du genre Papaver, regroupant plusieurs espèces allant du coquelicot (Papaver rhoeas) au pavot à opium (Papaver somniferum). Les pavots ont de grandes fleurs solitaires, souvent très colorées [...] Les étamines sont nombreuses. Le pistil est une capsule le plus souvent courte et renflée, portant à son sommet des stigmates disposés comme les rayons d'un cercle. La plante produit un latex blanc, les feuilles sont pennées ou bi-pennées. 3, record 3, French, - pavot
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-01-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Botany
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- papaveraceous
1, record 4, English, papaveraceous
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to or like a poppy; belonging to the poppy family of plants. 1, record 4, English, - papaveraceous
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Botanique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- papavéracé
1, record 4, French, papav%C3%A9rac%C3%A9
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ressemblant au pavot. 1, record 4, French, - papav%C3%A9rac%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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