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WHITE ELM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Parks and Botanical Gardens
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- European white elm
1, record 1, English, European%20white%20elm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Russian elm 2, record 1, English, Russian%20elm
correct
- Ulmus leavis 3, record 1, English, Ulmus%20leavis
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A tree of the family Ulmaceae. 4, record 1, English, - European%20white%20elm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Parcs et jardins botaniques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- orme blanc d'Europe
1, record 1, French, orme%20blanc%20d%27Europe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Arbre de la famille des Ulmacées. 2, record 1, French, - orme%20blanc%20d%27Europe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-10-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- American elm
1, record 2, English, American%20elm
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- white elm 2, record 2, English, white%20elm
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A tree of the family Ulmaceae. 3, record 2, English, - American%20elm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- orme d'Amérique
1, record 2, French, orme%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- orme blanc 2, record 2, French, orme%20blanc
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Arbre de la famille des Ulmaceae. 3, record 2, French, - orme%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
orme d'Amérique : terme recommandé par le comité du Service canadien des forêts. 4, record 2, French, - orme%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-05-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Animal Biology
- Plant Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- relic species
1, record 3, English, relic%20species
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- relict species 2, record 3, English, relict%20species
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plant or animal species living on in isolation in a small local area as a survival from an earlier period or as a remnant of an almost extinct group. 1, record 3, English, - relic%20species
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A relict species may be one that had a wider range but is now found only in particular areas(like the European white elm tree in western Siberia), or it may have survived relatively unchanged from an older period when other kinds of species went extinct(such as horseshoe crabs). 2, record 3, English, - relic%20species
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Biologie animale
- Biologie végétale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- espèce relique
1, record 3, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20relique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- relique 2, record 3, French, relique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espèce vivante constituant le dernier représentant d'un groupe jadis très diversifié, ou dont l'aire de répartition, actuellement très réduite ou morcelée, était beaucoup plus importante à une époque antérieure. 3, record 3, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20relique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Biología animal
- Biología vegetal
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- reliquia
1, record 3, Spanish, reliquia
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Planta [u otra especie viviente] que ocupó grandes extensiones en otras épocas geológicas y actualmente se halla reducida a áreas limitadas. 1, record 3, Spanish, - reliquia
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