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AVENA SATIVA [2 records]

Record 1 2009-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cosmetology
  • Personal Esthetics
  • Pharmacology
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Avena Sativa Extract is an extract of the seeds of the oat, Avena sativa, Gramineae. Function: emollient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cosmétologie
  • Esthétique et soins corporels
  • Pharmacologie
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Extrait du son ou des grains d’avoine, Avena sativa, Poacées. Usage : émollient.

OBS

Avena sativa : le nom latin s’écrit en italique.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
DEF

A type of oat derived from a cross between wild oat and cultivated oat, and possessing the dormant characteristic of wild oats.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
DEF

Avoine obtenue par croisement entre Avena sativa et A. fatua, afin d’incorporer le caractère de dormance de la folle avoine dans l'avoine cultivée.

Spanish

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