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AZAFRANILLO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Industrial Crops
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- safflower
1, record 1, English, safflower
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- american saffron 2, record 1, English, american%20saffron
correct
- false saffron 3, record 1, English, false%20saffron
correct
- safflower plant 4, record 1, English, safflower%20plant
correct
- dyer's saffron 5, record 1, English, dyer%27s%20saffron
correct
- bastard saffron 3, record 1, English, bastard%20saffron
correct
- saffron thistle 3, record 1, English, saffron%20thistle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A herb resembling a thistle, cultivated for its orange colored flower heads which yield a drug and red dye, and for its seed, a source of a rapid-drying oil used mainly by the paint industry. 3, record 1, English, - safflower
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[used as a medicinal plant] properties: Diaphoretic, diuretic. 5, record 1, English, - safflower
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Chimie
- Culture des plantes industrielles
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carthame
1, record 1, French, carthame
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- carthame des teinturiers 2, record 1, French, carthame%20des%20teinturiers
correct, masculine noun
- safran bâtard 3, record 1, French, safran%20b%C3%A2tard
correct, masculine noun
- safranon 2, record 1, French, safranon
correct, masculine noun
- chardon panaché 4, record 1, French, chardon%20panach%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deux espèces de Composées sont particulièrement utilisées dans l'industrie des colorants : le safran bâtard ou carthame (Carthamus tinctorius), originaire des Indes et cultivé dans les régions tropicales et subtropicales. 5, record 1, French, - carthame
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[aussi utilisée comme plante médicinale]. Habitat : Europe [...], souvent cultivée dans le midi de la France [...] rare au Québec [...]. Propriétés : purgatif. [...] Des graines, on extrait une huile purgative qui, en certaines régions, est aussi utilisée pour l'éclairage. 2, record 1, French, - carthame
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Química
- Cultivo de plantas industriales
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- alazor
1, record 1, Spanish, alazor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cártamo 1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1rtamo
correct, masculine noun
- azafrán bastardo 1, record 1, Spanish, azafr%C3%A1n%20bastardo
correct, masculine noun
- azafrán romí 2, record 1, Spanish, azafr%C3%A1n%20rom%C3%AD
correct, masculine noun
- azafranillo 3, record 1, Spanish, azafranillo
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Planta anual de la familia de las compuestas, de medio metro de altura, con ramas espesas, hojas lanceoladas y espinosas, flores de color azafrán [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - alazor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Las flores] se usan para teñir, y [la] semilla ovalada, blanca y lustrosa [...] produce aceite comestible y sirve también para cebar aves. 2, record 1, Spanish, - alazor
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