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PHANEROGAMES [14 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Marine Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grazing
1, record 1, English, grazing
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- nibbling 1, record 1, English, nibbling
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Biologie marine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- broutage
1, record 1, French, broutage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode d’alimentation d’animaux benthiques qui, dans une zone donnée, consomment des algues multicellulaires, des phanérogames ou des animaux fixés [...] 2, record 1, French, - broutage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le sens du terme est parfois étendu au raclage ou grattage qui permet à certains animaux benthiques de manger les bactéries, diatomées et autres petites algues présentes à la surface du substrat. Le terme recouvre la filtration du phytoplancton ou des détritus en suspension dans l’eau. 2, record 1, French, - broutage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento animal
- Biología Marina
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ramoneo
1, record 1, Spanish, ramoneo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-01-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cactus family
1, record 2, English, cactus%20family
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cacti 2, record 2, English, cacti
correct, see observation, plural
- cactuses 3, record 2, English, cactuses
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a [plant] family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. 4, record 2, English, - cactus%20family
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cacti: Cacti is the Latin plural of cactus, and some writers use it in English. 5, record 2, English, - cactus%20family
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cactacées
1, record 2, French, cactac%C3%A9es
feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Famille de plantes phanérogames, dicotylédones dialypétales, comprenant des arbres, arbrisseaux ou herbes vivaces, charnus, à végétation lente, renfermant un suc aqueux ou laiteux, ce qui leur a valu le nom de plantes grasses [...] 2, record 2, French, - cactac%C3%A9es
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cactáceas
1, record 2, Spanish, cact%C3%A1ceas
feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-04-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Molecular Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- strigolactone
1, record 3, English, strigolactone
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Any of] a class of plant hormones that stimulate branching in plants and the growth of symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the soil. 2, record 3, English, - strigolactone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Strigolactones] also impede shoot branching and trigger the germination of parasitic plant seeds. 2, record 3, English, - strigolactone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- strigolactone
1, record 3, French, strigolactone
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phytohormone dérivée des caroténoïdes, qui contrôle la ramification des plantes, entraîne la germination des graines de phanérogames parasites et stimule la croissance des champignons symbiotiques mycorhiziens. 1, record 3, French, - strigolactone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
strigolactone : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 1er octobre 2016. 2, record 3, French, - strigolactone
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Silviculture
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- maple family
1, record 4, English, maple%20family
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Sylviculture
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- acéracées
1, record 4, French, ac%C3%A9rac%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- Acéracées 2, record 4, French, Ac%C3%A9rac%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Famille de plantes dicotylédones dialypétales ayant pour type l’«érable». 3, record 4, French, - ac%C3%A9rac%C3%A9es
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille de plantes phanérogames angiospermes dont le type principal est l'érable. 4, record 4, French, - ac%C3%A9rac%C3%A9es
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Acéracée
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Silvicultura
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- aceráceas
1, record 4, Spanish, acer%C3%A1ceas
plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-09-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Plant Biology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- megaspore
1, record 5, English, megaspore
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The female cell, generally haploid, produced at meiosis in Phanerogams and maturing to an ovule. 2, record 5, English, - megaspore
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Biologie végétale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mégaspore
1, record 5, French, m%C3%A9gaspore
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cellule femelle, le plus souvent haploïde, produite par la méiose chez les Phanérogames, et qui aboutit, après maturation, à l'ovule. 2, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9gaspore
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
- Biología vegetal
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- megaspora
1, record 5, Spanish, megaspora
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- macrospora 2, record 5, Spanish, macrospora
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Célula haploide que origina el gametofito femenino de las plantas heterospóreas. 3, record 5, Spanish, - megaspora
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-11-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Genetics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- double-stranded RNA virus
1, record 6, English, double%2Dstranded%20RNA%20virus
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- double-strand RNA virus 2, record 6, English, double%2Dstrand%20RNA%20virus
correct
- virus with double-stranded RNA genome 3, record 6, English, virus%20with%20double%2Dstranded%20RNA%20genome
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A virus belonging to the Class III of Baltimore classification system in which the genetic material on its core is a double stranded RNA. 4, record 6, English, - double%2Dstranded%20RNA%20virus
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The double stranded RNA viruses replicate in the cytoplasm, and their replication is monocistronic. Example is the Reovirus. 4, record 6, English, - double%2Dstranded%20RNA%20virus
Record 6, Key term(s)
- double stranded RNA virus, double strand RNA virus, virus with double stranded RNA genome
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Génétique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- virus à ARN double brin
1, record 6, French, virus%20%C3%A0%20ARN%20double%20brin
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- virus à ARN bicaténaire 2, record 6, French, virus%20%C3%A0%20ARN%20bicat%C3%A9naire
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Virus dont le génome est un ARN double brin. 3, record 6, French, - virus%20%C3%A0%20ARN%20double%20brin
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces virus appartiennent au groupe des Réovirus. Ce sont des virus icosaédriques à génome généralement fractionné en de nombreuses unités incluses dans une même capside. Ces virus ont été décrits chez les animaux, les champignons et quelques phanérogames. 3, record 6, French, - virus%20%C3%A0%20ARN%20double%20brin
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2006-10-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Algae
- Marine Biology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- algal mat
1, record 7, English, algal%20mat
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A layered communal growth of algae observed in fossils and in present day tidal zones associated with carbonate sedimentation. 2, record 7, English, - algal%20mat
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Others have thought that the kerogen represents algal mats that grew in situ and that these organic mats trapped uranium and gold both mechanically and chemically. 3, record 7, English, - algal%20mat
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Algues
- Biologie marine
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- tapis algaire
1, record 7, French, tapis%20algaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- matte algale 2, record 7, French, matte%20algale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- tapis d'algues 3, record 7, French, tapis%20d%27algues
masculine noun
- laminite algaire 4, record 7, French, laminite%20algaire
feminine noun
- goémon d'épave 5, record 7, French, go%C3%A9mon%20d%27%C3%A9pave
masculine noun
- voile d'algues 6, record 7, French, voile%20d%27algues
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble d’algues et de phanérogames marines arrachées de leur support et accumulées en cordon à la limite des hautes mers. 5, record 7, French, - tapis%20algaire
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour d’autres chercheurs, les horizons de kérogène sont les vestiges de tapis algaires formés sur place qui auraient piégé de façon mécanique et chimique l’uranium et l’or. 7, record 7, French, - tapis%20algaire
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans les aires lagunaires, les goémons d’épave en cours de décomposition sédimentent sur les hauts-fonds et enrichissent les sédiments sous-jacents en nutriments. 5, record 7, French, - tapis%20algaire
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
matte algale : d’après Annales de l’Institut océanographique, 1982, 58(2). 2, record 7, French, - tapis%20algaire
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Algas
- Biología Marina
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- concentración de algas
1, record 7, Spanish, concentraci%C3%B3n%20de%20algas
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-05-17
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Plant Biology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- flower
1, record 8, English, flower
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The part of a seed plant comprising the reproductive organs and their envelopes if any ... 2, record 8, English, - flower
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Biologie végétale
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- fleur
1, record 8, French, fleur
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organe caractéristique des plantes supérieures, ou phanérogames, qui contient les organes reproducteurs, entourés le plus souvent d’un périanthe, dont les pièces peuvent être d’une couleur brillante ou d’un parfum agréable. 2, record 8, French, - fleur
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Biología vegetal
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- flor
1, record 8, Spanish, flor
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2003-09-24
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Plant Biology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- antipodal cell
1, record 9, English, antipodal%20cell
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The three haploid cells at the end of the embryo sac away from the micropyle. 2, record 9, English, - antipodal%20cell
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Biologie végétale
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- antipode
1, record 9, French, antipode
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacune des trois cellules qui se trouvent à la partie inférieure du sac embryonnaire des Phanérogames, à l'opposé des deux synergides et de l'oosphère. 1, record 9, French, - antipode
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Biología vegetal
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- antípoda
1, record 9, Spanish, ant%C3%ADpoda
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Célula del saco embrionario de las fanerógamas, que se localiza en el polo opuesto a la oosfera. 1, record 9, Spanish, - ant%C3%ADpoda
Record 10 - internal organization data 2002-08-07
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Speleology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- entrance area
1, record 10, English, entrance%20area
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Spéléologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- zone d'entrée
1, record 10, French, zone%20d%27entr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On constate qu'en fonction de l'intensité de la lumière on peut trouver dans les cavernes quatre zones successives : la première zone, «d’entrée», qui montre à la fois des Phanérogames et des Cryptogames, nécessite une luminosité minimale de 5 % de l'extérieur et atteint 2 à 10 m de profondeur au maximum; la seconde zone, «vestibulaire» [...]; la troisième zone, «de pénombre» [...]; la quatrième zone, «obscure» [...] 1, record 10, French, - zone%20d%27entr%C3%A9e
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2001-10-10
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Botany
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- aetheogamic plant
1, record 11, English, aetheogamic%20plant
proposal
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- aetheogamous plant 1, record 11, English, aetheogamous%20plant
proposal
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See "aetheogamic" (adjective). 1, record 11, English, - aetheogamic%20plant
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Botanique
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- aethéogame
1, record 11, French, aeth%C3%A9ogame
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cryptogame chez lequel il y a une sexualité différant essentiellement de celle des phanérogames. 2, record 11, French, - aeth%C3%A9ogame
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom donné par certains auteurs à un groupe considérable de végétaux, qui, rangés en principe dans les «Cryptogames», en ont été en partie extraits à cause des caractères particuliers qu’ils présentent, lesquels consistent en des vaisseaux ou des organes sexuels visibles au moins à certaines époques de leur végétation. 3, record 11, French, - aeth%C3%A9ogame
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2001-10-10
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Algae
- Geology
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- algal-growth environment
1, record 12, English, algal%2Dgrowth%20environment
proposal
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
With the abundant sunlight, it is the ideal environment for rampant algal growth. 2, record 12, English, - algal%2Dgrowth%20environment
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Algues
- Géologie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- algenoasen
1, record 12, French, algenoasen
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Endroits d’un fond sableux où la présence de coquillages, de fragments de rochers, de prairies de Phanérogames sous-marines, permettent aux algues fixées de se développer. 1, record 12, French, - algenoasen
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 2001-04-25
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- calcitization 1, record 13, English, calcitization
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
- calcitized deposit 1, record 13, English, calcitized%20deposit
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- calcitisation
1, record 13, French, calcitisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des calcitisations de racines de phanérogames [...] 1, record 13, French, - calcitisation
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1996-10-25
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Mosses and Related Plants
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- rhizophores 1, record 14, English, rhizophores
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Mousses et plantes apparentées
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- rhizophores
1, record 14, French, rhizophores
masculine noun, plural
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phanérogames marines du genre Rhizophora pourvues de racines échasses aériennes, qui colonisent les mangroves tropicales. 1, record 14, French, - rhizophores
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Musgos y plantas afines
Record 14, Main entry term, Spanish
- rizoforos
1, record 14, Spanish, rizoforos
masculine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 14, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
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