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POPPY RED [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Medicinal Plants
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- poppy
1, record 1, English, poppy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - poppy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Culture des plantes médicinales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pavot
1, record 1, French, pavot
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - pavot
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - pavot
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-08-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pigments and Colours (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- poppy red 1, record 2, English, poppy%20red
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rouge coquelicot
1, record 2, French, rouge%20coquelicot
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Peut aussi être un adjectif. 2, record 2, French, - rouge%20coquelicot
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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