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NEPETA CATARIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- catnip
1, record 1, English, catnip
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A strong-scented mint that has whorls of small pale flowers in terminal spikes and contains a substance attractive to cats. 2, record 1, English, - catnip
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Labiatea (Lamiaceae). 3, record 1, English, - catnip
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
catnip: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003). 3, record 1, English, - catnip
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- herbe à chat
1, record 1, French, herbe%20%C3%A0%20chat
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- népéta cataire 2, record 1, French, n%C3%A9p%C3%A9ta%20cataire
correct, feminine noun
- cataire 3, record 1, French, cataire
correct, feminine noun
- népète chataire 4, record 1, French, n%C3%A9p%C3%A8te%20chataire
correct, feminine noun
- herbe aux chats 4, record 1, French, herbe%20aux%20chats
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- herbe à chats 5, record 1, French, herbe%20%C3%A0%20chats
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plante herbacée vivace, de la famille des Labiées. Elle atteint de 40 à 60 cm. Ses feuilles sont en forme de cœur pétiolées et dentées, ses fleurs blanchâtres, portées par un pédoncule, sont groupées en épis. 6, record 1, French, - herbe%20%C3%A0%20chat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Labiatae (Lamiaceae). 7, record 1, French, - herbe%20%C3%A0%20chat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
herbe à chat : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003). 7, record 1, French, - herbe%20%C3%A0%20chat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
herbe aux chats : nom vernaculaire utilisé aussi pour désigner les espèces Valeriana officinalis et Teucrium marum. 7, record 1, French, - herbe%20%C3%A0%20chat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hierba gatera
1, record 1, Spanish, hierba%20gatera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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