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ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Forage Crops
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tall oatgrass
1, record 1, English, tall%20oatgrass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tall oat grass 2, record 1, English, tall%20oat%20grass
correct
- false oatgrass 1, record 1, English, false%20oatgrass
correct
- common oatgrass 3, record 1, English, common%20oatgrass
- French ryegrass 3, record 1, English, French%20ryegrass
Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows. 2, record 1, English, - tall%20oatgrass
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tall oatgrass: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003). 4, record 1, English, - tall%20oatgrass
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tall oat-grass
- false oat-grass
- false oat grass
- common oat-grass
- common oat grass
- French rye-grass
- French rye grass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Culture des plantes fourragères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fenasse
1, record 1, French, fenasse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- avoine élevée 2, record 1, French, avoine%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- fromental 3, record 1, French, fromental
correct, masculine noun, France
- avoine fromentale 1, record 1, French, avoine%20fromentale
feminine noun
- fromental élevé 1, record 1, French, fromental%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9
masculine noun, France
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fenasse : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003). 4, record 1, French, - fenasse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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