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ABOVE-GROUND PART [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-10-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- above-ground part
1, record 1, English, above%2Dground%20part
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- above ground part 2, record 1, English, above%20ground%20part
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most common type of turnip marketed as a vegetable in Europe and North America is mostly white-skinned apart from the upper 1-3 centimeters, which protrude above the ground and are purple, red, or greenish wherever sunlight has fallen. This above-ground part develops from stem tissue, but is fused with the root. 3, record 1, English, - above%2Dground%20part
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In a herbaceous perennial, such as a buttercup or daisy, the above-ground part of the plant dies away in the winter, but under the ground, part of the plant survives, producing new growth the following spring. 4, record 1, English, - above%2Dground%20part
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- organe aérien
1, record 1, French, organe%20a%C3%A9rien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La zone subéreuse est suivit d'un collet qui délimite le passage entre racine (organe souterrain) et tige (organe aérien). 2, record 1, French, - organe%20a%C3%A9rien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Structure de la plante [...] Ce sont toutes des espèces terrestres, vivaces. Elles présentent une période de repos estivale et/ou hivernale durant laquelle aucun organe aérien (feuille...) ne subsiste. Les organes souterrains peuvent être de 3 types : tubercule, rhizome et pseudobulbe. 3, record 1, French, - organe%20a%C3%A9rien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
organe aérien : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 4, record 1, French, - organe%20a%C3%A9rien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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