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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Madonna lily
1, record 1, English, Madonna%20lily
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lilium candidum (popularly known as the Madonna Lily) is a plant in the genus Lilium, one of the true lilies. It is native to the Balkans and West Asia. It forms bulbs at ground level, and unlike other lilies, has a basal rosette of leaves through the winter, which die back in summer. A leafy flower stem, typically up to 1.2 m high, sometimes up to 2 m high, emerges in late spring and bears fragrant flowers in summer. Flowers are white, flushed yellow at the base. 2, record 1, English, - Madonna%20lily
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lis blanc
1, record 1, French, lis%20blanc
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lys blanc 2, record 1, French, lys%20blanc
correct, masculine noun
- lis commun 3, record 1, French, lis%20commun
correct, masculine noun
- lis de la Madone 4, record 1, French, lis%20de%20la%20Madone
correct, masculine noun
- lis candide 4, record 1, French, lis%20candide
masculine noun, less frequent
- lis de Saint Antoine 4, record 1, French, lis%20de%20Saint%20Antoine
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- rose de Junon 4, record 1, French, rose%20de%20Junon
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plante bulbeuse à écailles charnues de la famille des Liliacées, originaire d’Asie mineure, au feuillage vert clair, brillant, aux fleurs à odeur suave et sucrée, d’un blanc pur, aux anthères d’un jaune or. 5, record 1, French, - lis%20blanc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le lis blanc, bien qu'il ne soit pas une plante indigène du Québec, en a été le symbole de 1963 à 1999, année où le Gouvernement de cette province a corrigé cette aberration en officialisant l'iris versicolore comme fleur emblème par l'adoption de la Loi sur le drapeau et les emblèmes du Québec. 5, record 1, French, - lis%20blanc
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lys commun
- lys de la Madone
- lys candide
- lys de Saint Antoine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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