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CHINESE LANTERN [4 records]

Record 1 2022-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Fabaceae.

OBS

Chinese lantern: common name also used to refer to the species Alkekengi officinarum and Hibiscus schizopetalus.

Key term(s)
  • Chinese lanterntree

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Fabaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Solanaceae.

OBS

Chinese lantern: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

OBS

Chinese lantern: common name also used to refer to the species Dichrostachys cinerea and Hibiscus schizopetalus.

Key term(s)
  • strawberry ground cherry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Solanaceae.

OBS

coqueret alkékenge : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

OBS

alkékenge : nom commun utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Physalis pubescens.

OBS

coqueret : nom commun utilisé aussi pour désigner les espèces Physalis peruviana et Physalis pubescens.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 3 2022-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Malvaceae.

OBS

Chinese lantern: common name also used to refer to the species Alkekengi officinarum and Dichrostachys cinerea.

Key term(s)
  • fringed rose-mallow

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Malvaceae.

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
  • Festivals, Carnivals and Social Events
DEF

A collapsible lantern of thin, colored paper, often used for decorative lighting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
  • Festivals, carnavals et fêtes
DEF

lanternes en papier de couleur, généralement plissées en accordéon, qui servent aux illuminations.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec la lanterne chinoise qui, selon le ROBER 1985, comporte des dessins ou des peintures.

Spanish

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