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ORCHIDEE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vanilla orchid
1, record 1, English, vanilla%20orchid
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Mexican vanilla 2, record 1, English, Mexican%20vanilla
correct
- vanilla plant 2, record 1, English, vanilla%20plant
correct
- vanilla 3, record 1, English, vanilla
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Branching vine of the family Orchidaceae, grows in Tropical America. The chief source of commercial vanilla. 4, record 1, English, - vanilla%20orchid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vanillier
1, record 1, French, vanillier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tiges de cette orchidée grimpante peuvent atteindre 30 m de long. Le vanillier se reproduit par l'intermédiaire d’un insecte vivant au Mexique. [...] Son implantation dans d’autres contrées est tributaire d’une fécondation artificielle. On [...] récolte les gousses de vanille lorsqu'elles sont encore vertes et sans odeur. Sous l'action de l'eau et du soleil, le principe aromatisant de la gousse, la vanilline se [développe et cristallise] en longues aiguilles blanches. 1, record 1, French, - vanillier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vainilla
1, record 1, Spanish, vainilla
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- vainilla mansa 1, record 1, Spanish, vainilla%20mansa
feminine noun, Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- black vanilla orchid
1, record 2, English, black%20vanilla%20orchid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nigritelle noire
1, record 2, French, nigritelle%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- orchis vanille 1, record 2, French, orchis%20vanille
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fleur à odeur de vanille. Espèce [d’orchidée] confinée aux prairies alpines. [...] Fleurs noirâtre-cramoisi, rarement rouges, jaunâtres ou blanches. 1, record 2, French, - nigritelle%20noire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vanda
1, record 3, English, vanda
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus of Indo-Malayan epiphytic orchids having loose racemes of large flowers with spreading perianth and a lip saccate at the base. 2, record 3, English, - vanda
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vanda
1, record 3, French, vanda
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Orchidée de l'Asie méridionale et d’Océanie.(Les vandas sont des plantes épiphytes à tige dressée, à feuilles distiques coriaces, souvent échancrées au sommet, à fleurs en grappe). 2, record 3, French, - vanda
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-04-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
- Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- orchid
1, record 4, English, orchid
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variable color averaging a light purple. 1, record 4, English, - orchid
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Teintures et pigments (Industries)
- Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mauve cattleya
1, record 4, French, mauve%20cattleya
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bleu lavande, lin, myosotis, pervenche, véronique. Les nuances du bleu sont précisées par un autre adj., un complément [...] 2, record 4, French, - mauve%20cattleya
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cattleya. Orchidée [...] dont l'espèce la plus connue est recherchée pour l'élégance de ses fleurs mauves [...] 2, record 4, French, - mauve%20cattleya
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Cattleya s’épelle avec un «t» ou deux «tt» indifféremment. 1, record 4, French, - mauve%20cattleya
Record 4, Key term(s)
- mauve catleya
- cattleya
- catleya
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-06-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Orchidee radar
1, record 5, English, Orchidee%20radar
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- radar Orchidée
1, record 5, French, radar%20Orchid%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Orchidée : observatoire radar cohérent héliporté d’investigation des éléments ennemis. 2, record 5, French, - radar%20Orchid%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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