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SIEVE TUBE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sieve tube
1, record 1, English, sieve%20tube
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A food-conducting tube of the phloem made up of an axial series of long, conducting cells ... whose common walls, inclined or transverse are sieve plates and whose lateral walls may have additional, less specialized, sieve areas. 2, record 1, English, - sieve%20tube
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tube criblé
1, record 1, French, tube%20cribl%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vaisseau criblé 2, record 1, French, vaisseau%20cribl%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tube du phloème conducteur de la sève élaborée, constitué par une série axiale de longues cellules conductrices semblables (éléments de tube criblé), dont les parois communes, inclinées ou transversales, sont les cloisons criblées, et dont les parois latérales peuvent comporter quelquefois des cribles moins spécialisés. 2, record 1, French, - tube%20cribl%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
- Biología vegetal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tubo criboso
1, record 1, Spanish, tubo%20criboso
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-06-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sieve tube length 1, record 2, English, sieve%20tube%20length
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- longueur des tubes criblés
1, record 2, French, longueur%20des%20tubes%20cribl%C3%A9s
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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