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ETHNOBOTANICAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ethnobotanical
1, record 1, English, ethnobotanical
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ethnobotanic 2, record 1, English, ethnobotanic
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... in some instances the field notes attached to a specimen included ethnobotanical information: data on local lore pertaining to the plant and on the uses to which it is put by the indigenous people of the region. 3, record 1, English, - ethnobotanical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ethnobotanical conservation - the preservation of the indigenous knowledge of plants and their properties and uses - is ... as urgent as environmental conservation. 4, record 1, English, - ethnobotanical
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ethnobotanique
1, record 1, French, ethnobotanique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à l'ethnobotanique. 2, record 1, French, - ethnobotanique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en certains cas, les fiches de terrain fixées aux spécimens contenaient des informations ethnobotaniques c'est-à-dire des données sur les connaissances locales concernant la plante et sur les usages qu'en font les indigènes de la région d'origine. 3, record 1, French, - ethnobotanique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ethnobotanique (n.f.) : Branche de l'ethnobiologie qui étudie les classifications du règne végétal en fonction de critères propres au groupe ethnique considéré. 2, record 1, French, - ethnobotanique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- etnobotánico
1, record 1, Spanish, etnobot%C3%A1nico
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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