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RUDERAL [2 records]

Record 1 2003-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Weed Science
DEF

Said of weeds which spring up on uncultivated or abandoned land.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Mauvaises herbes
OBS

Par exemple, Plantes rudérales, en particulier les espèces pérennes qui peuplent les talus, les pieds des haies, les jachères, les terrains vagues.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Malas hierbas
DEF

[Dícese de la] vegetación de escombreras, lindes, bordes de caminos o de cultivos abandonados.

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Record 2 2002-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

A plant that grows on wasteland, old fields, waysides, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Écologie (Généralités)
OBS

rudérale. Se dit d'une plante qui pousse sur les bords de chemins, les terrains vagues, les terrains de culture abandonnés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
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