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PERIWINKLE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- common periwinkle
1, record 1, English, common%20periwinkle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- periwinkle 2, record 1, English, periwinkle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A snail (Gastropoda) of the family Littorinidae. 3, record 1, English, - common%20periwinkle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
periwinkle: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 4, record 1, English, - common%20periwinkle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bigorneau
1, record 1, French, bigorneau
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bourgot 1, record 1, French, bourgot
masculine noun
- littorine 1, record 1, French, littorine
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Escargot (Gastropoda) de la famille des Littorinidae. 2, record 1, French, - bigorneau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bigorneau : Nom commercial normalisé par l'OLF, le Bureau de normalisation du Québec et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 3, record 1, French, - bigorneau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- periwinkle
1, record 2, English, periwinkle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Apocynaceae Family. 1, record 2, English, - periwinkle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
About 12 spp. of trailing evergreen subshrubs, native of the Old World; ... flowers solitary ... corolla more or less funnel form ... Planted as ground cover and in window boxes, thriving in shady locations. Propagated by division and cuttings. 1, record 2, English, - periwinkle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pervenche
1, record 2, French, pervenche
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille des Apocynacées. 1, record 2, French, - pervenche
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Genre comprenant 7 espèces d'arbustes, de sous-arbrisseaux ou de plantes vivaces herbacées à feuillage caduc ou persistant, formant des coussinets. [une espèce] Vinca rosea, n'est pas rustique et exige la culture en serre. [D'autres espèces] sont rustiques et envahissantes; elles conviennent comme couvre-sol dans les sous-bois [...]. Les fleurs, tubulaires, présentent 5 pétales angulés ou arrondis, ouverts en corolle. 1, record 2, French, - pervenche
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-10-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lesser periwinkle
1, record 3, English, lesser%20periwinkle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- common periwinkle 2, record 3, English, common%20periwinkle
correct
- periwinkle 3, record 3, English, periwinkle
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Apocynaceae. 4, record 3, English, - lesser%20periwinkle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
periwinkle: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003). 4, record 3, English, - lesser%20periwinkle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- petite pervenche
1, record 3, French, petite%20pervenche
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pervenche mineure 1, record 3, French, pervenche%20mineure
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Apocynaceae. 2, record 3, French, - petite%20pervenche
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pervenche mineure : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003). 2, record 3, French, - petite%20pervenche
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-05-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- winkle
1, record 4, English, winkle
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- periwinkle 1, record 4, English, periwinkle
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various gastropod mollusks: as any of numerous edible shallow-water or littoral marine snails (genus Littorina) having the shell thick, solid, and conical without an umkilicus and the foot "longitudinally divided ... 2, record 4, English, - winkle
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bigorneau
1, record 4, French, bigorneau
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- littorine 2, record 4, French, littorine
correct, feminine noun
- littorina 2, record 4, French, littorina
correct, feminine noun
- vignot 3, record 4, French, vignot
correct, masculine noun
- vigneau correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom vulgaire de Mollusques Gastéropodes, du genre Littorina [...] 1, record 4, French, - bigorneau
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les littorines [sont de petits mollusques qui] ont une coquille avoïde, turbinée, imperforée, épaisse et souvent ornée de couleurs vives; quelques espèces françaises sont comestibles : elles sont connues sous les noms de vignot ou de bigorneau [...] 2, record 4, French, - bigorneau
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
- Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
- Pesca comercial
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- bígaro
1, record 4, Spanish, b%C3%ADgaro
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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