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CUPULATE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cup-shaped
1, record 1, English, cup%2Dshaped
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cupuliform 2, record 1, English, cupuliform
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Said of a flower, for example 1, record 1, English, - cup%2Dshaped
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The adjective "cupulate" is also used in botany (but not in paleontology". 3, record 1, English, - cup%2Dshaped
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cupulate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cupuliforme
1, record 1, French, cupuliforme
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par exemple fleur cupuliforme, c'est-à-dire en forme de coupe. 2, record 1, French, - cupuliforme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-04-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cupulate
1, record 2, English, cupulate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Shaped like a cupule: having or bearing a cupule. 1, record 2, English, - cupulate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cupulaire 1, record 2, French, cupulaire
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui ressemble ou qui a rapport à la cupule. 1, record 2, French, - cupulaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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