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ROUNDED PLANT [12 records]

Record 1 2018-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Round/Globular... this type of plant material form has a distinct rounded or spherical shape. European beech(Fagus sylvatica), silver linden(Tilia tomentosa), Japanese maple(Acer palmatum), Cornelian cherry dogwood(Cornus mas), and Indian laurel fig(Ficus microcarpa) are all examples of globular plant form. Rounded plant forms are one of the most numerous types of plant forms and therefore typically constitute the majority of plants used in a design composition... rounded plants are nondirectional and neutral in their ability to lead the eye. Therefore globular plants can be easily used to give a design unity by their repetition throughout the composition. They can serve as the neutral, soft plant form against which the other more striking forms are opposed.

CONT

... rounded plant outlines have an affinity for rolling topography.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Formes arrondies, ovoïdes. Celles sous lesquelles on schématise le plus couramment les feuillus. La masse du feuillage s'inscrirait sensiblement dans une sphère ou dans un volume semblable à un œuf. Leur port est équilibré et calme, traduisant comme une végétation bien répartie autour du tronc.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
  • Plant and Crop Production
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A small oval shining black flea beetle (Epitrix cucumeris) that injures the leaves of various plants.

CONT

The potato flea beetle is primarily a pest of potato but it also attacks cucumber, eggplant, pepper, tomato and such other plants as jimsonweed, tobacco, large white petunia, groundcherry and bittersweet... Feeding injury, whether by adults on potato leaves in spring or late summer, or by larvae on tubers and roots and transmission of plant pathogens, are all potential ways in which this flea beetle may reduce potato yields both in terms of quality and quantity. Adult feeding on leaves results in rounded feeding scars, 0. 1 to 5 mm in diameter, which usually penetrate through the leaf to form a hole.

OBS

potato flea beetle: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

L'altise de la pomme de terre attaque surtout la pomme de terre, mais aussi le concombre, l'aubergine, le poivron, la tomate et d'autres plantes comme la stramoine, le tabac, le grand pétunia blanc, la cerise de terre et le doux-amer [...] Les dégâts causés par l'altise en s'alimentant réduisent la quantité et la qualité des tubercules lorsque les insectes adultes se nourrissent des feuilles de pommes de terre au printemps et à la fin de l'été ou lorsque les larves se nourrissent sur les tubercules ou sur les racines; l'altise peut également transmettre des agents pathogènes aux plants. Les feuilles attaquées sont percées de petits trous de 0,1 à 5 mm de diamètre, et elles ont bientôt l'apparence de feuilles criblées de trous lorsque la population d'altises est élevée.

OBS

L'altise adulte est petite, car elle mesure 1,7 mm de long et 1 mm de large. Elle est noire, mais ses pattes et ses antennes sont brunes.

OBS

altise de la pomme de terre : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The Beet Moth (Scrobipalpa ocellatella) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae with a wing span of between 11 and 13 mm found in coastal areas of western and southern Europe, north Africa and Asia Minor.

CONT

Beet Moth.... Narrow fore wings, yellowish grey, sprinkled with little rounded dark spots; light grey fore wings. The wings are bordered by long bristles.... Larva : following emergence, it invades the young leaves of the centre of the plant in which it forms irregular galleries. It also penetrates the petiole and the collar in which they form galleries of 1 to 3 cm in depth lined with a silken web.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

teigne de la betterave; Scrobipalpa ocellatella : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weed Science
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Sonchus asper(L.) Hill. An annual weedy plant 50-150 cm high. Leaves clasping stem at base, slightly lobed or divided; leaf lobes usually having spinetipped teeth; basal lobes rounded. Flowers 12-25 cm across, pale yellow.

OBS

Spiny annual sow-thistle occurs ... in waste places, along fence lines, roadsides, around buildings and occasionally in gardens.

OBS

spiny annual sow-thistle: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mauvaises herbes
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Sonchus asper (L.). [...] Plante annuelle [de] 30 à 80 cm, lisse et peu rameuse. [Ses] feuilles [sont] épaisses, fermes, luisantes [et] à auricules arrondies. [Les] capitules [sont] à involucre généralement glabre [et les] achaines à côtes longitudinales saillantes [sont] non rugueux transversalement.

OBS

Cette espèce est commune dans les endroits cultivés, au bord des chemins et dans les décombres.

OBS

laiteron rude : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Site Development
CONT

On the bluff slopes and steeply rolling terrain within several miles of the Mississippi River, there were lush hardwood forests. Prairie and oak savannas bisected the Whitewater’s upper branches and followed south facing bluff slopes and gently sloping creek bottoms.

CONT

... rounded plant outlines have an affinity for rolling topography.

OBS

rolling topography; rolling terrain: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Aménagement du terrain
DEF

Relief d'un terrain où il y a des vallons et des collines.

OBS

vallonné : On dit, on écrit aussi «vallonneux» [...]

OBS

vallonnement; profil vallonné; relief vallonné; profil vallonneux; relief vallonneux : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Biology
  • Plant Biology
CONT

Tardigrade, any of a group of tiny arthropod-like animals characterized by four pairs of stubby legs ending in large claws, a stout body, rounded back, and lumbering gait. They are also known as "water bears. "... Their most striking feature is their ability to temporarily enter a nearly lifeless state known as anabiosis, which helps them survive environmental extremes.... Tardigrades are most commonly found in association with the water film on mosses, liverworts, and lichens.... Tardigrades use a pair of oral stylets, or needle-like mouthparts, to pierce the walls of plant cells and feed on the liquid inside.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie animale
  • Biologie végétale
OBS

En absence d'eau libre à la surface du végétal, état de vie ralentie des nématodes des parties aériennes des plantes.

OBS

L'anabiose, phénomène fréquent chez «Ditylenchus dipsaci», peut durer plusieurs années.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología animal
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Condición de vida latente que se produce en ciertos organismos, que son capaces de recuperar su estado normal cuando las condiciones del medio vuelven a ser propicias.

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Record 7 1999-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Trichocerus pascana ... Description: A large, columnar plant to 10 meters high. Has 20 to 38 ribs on thick 30cm stems. Close set areoles with variable, yellow-brown spines to 14 cm long. This edible Cactus has nocturnal white flowers that sprout-from the top of the stems.

CONT

A columnar plant form is the same as a fastigiate form except that it has a rounded top. A sentry maple(Acer saccharum monumentale) and Hicks yew(Taxus media hicksi) are examples of columnar plants. Columnar plant forms have the same design uses as fastigiate forms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Neoraimondia Gigantea [...] Description : Plante colonnaire atteignant 8m de hauteur et ramifiée dès la base. Peu de cotes et des aiguillons gris à noirs.

Spanish

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Record 8 1995-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
CONT

Water hyacinth(Eichhornia crassipes) is a perennial, freshwater aquatic vascular plant with rounded, upright, shiny green leaves and spikes of lavender flowers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
CONT

Marin (1993) a présenté une revue des modes d'utilisation des plantes aquatiques vasculaires (ou macrophytes) pour le traitement des eaux usées des petites municipalités.

Spanish

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Record 9 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

A columnar plant form is the same as a fastigiate form except that it has a rounded top. A sentry maple(Acer saccharum monumentale) and Hicks yew(Taxus media hicksi) are examples of columnar plants. Columnar plant forms have the same design uses as fastigiate forms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Formes dressées, élancées, fastigiées. Elles sont nettement plus hautes que larges et expriment un mouvement vertical très accusé, comme un jaillissement à partir du sol. Elles font songer à des colonnes et présentent à ce titre un caractère architectural.

Spanish

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Record 10 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Plant outlines should reflect the type of earth modeling used; upright plants are compatible with sharply defined land forms; rounded plant outlines have an affinity for rolling topography.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Lors de la réalisation, le remplacement des végétaux taillés par des formes naturelles semblables (plantes sphériques, coniques ou colonnaires) (...) facilite à moindre "temps passé" le maintien du jardin en bon état.

Spanish

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Record 11 1991-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Site Development
CONT

Plant outlines should... reflect the type of earth modeling used; upright plants are compatible with sharply defined land forms; rounded plant outlines have an affinity for rolling topography.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du terrain
CONT

Le travail de modelage du terrain doit traduire en formes l'esprit du trac" du jardin : les surfaces planes et régulières répondent aux allées droites, les vallonnements et les ondulations du sol aux courbes dessinées, de même que les accidents et les ruptures de pente justifient l'irrégularité des lignes.

Spanish

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Record 12 1990-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Site Development
CONT

Grading is undertaken for both functional and aesthetic reasons. Some of these are: ... to create earth berms for the control of wind and noise, and to emphasize space ....

CONT

Earth berms and mounds are used to improve site drainage, to moderate the wind, create visual and noise buffers and enclose private space. Berms are often constructed from excess soil fill that otherwise would have to be removed from the site; they should have gentle slopes..., appear in visual scale with surrounding landforms, have smoothly rounded edges..., and have a sufficient covering of topsoil for plant growth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
  • Aménagement du terrain
DEF

Dans les jardins paysagers, suite d'ondulations données artificiellement au sol pour mettre en relief certaines parties.

CONT

La création d'un vallonnement permet, souvent, d'éviter des apports de terre; celle provenant du déblai pour construire la petite vallée sert à l'édification des buttes qui la bordent.

Spanish

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