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ACANTO [3 records]

Record 1 2016-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Any of several plants of the genus Acanthus, of the Mediterranean region, having spiny or toothed leaves and showy, white or purplish flowers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Plante à très grandes feuilles opposées, irrégulièrement découpées, à fleurs hermaphrodites groupées en épis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2016-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Medicinal Plants
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes médicinales
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

[Plante médicinale originaire d'Europe] employée en usage externe [...] pour angine, brûlure, contusion, dartres, piqûres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de plantas medicinales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 3 2003-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Heráldica
DEF

Adorno, generalmente en forma de hojas de acanto, que baja de lo alto del casco y rodea el escudo.

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