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BULBILLE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diaspore
1, record 1, English, diaspore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- propagule 2, record 1, English, propagule
correct
- propagulum 3, record 1, English, propagulum
correct
- disseminule 4, record 1, English, disseminule
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reproductive portion of a plant, such as a seed, fruit or fragment of fruit, that is dispersed and may give rise to a new plant. 5, record 1, English, - diaspore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diaspore
1, record 1, French, diaspore
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie [d’une plante, issue] de l’appareil végétatif ou de l’appareil reproducteur [qui sert à la dispersion de celle-ci et qui est] susceptible d’engendrer un nouvel individu. 1, record 1, French, - diaspore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les structures ou unités telles que le propagule, le bourgeon, le bulbille, la spore, la graine, etc. sont des diaspores. 1, record 1, French, - diaspore
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- clove
1, record 2, English, clove
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb. 1, record 2, English, - clove
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caïeu
1, record 2, French, ca%C3%AFeu
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bulbille qui se développe sur un bulbe. 1, record 2, French, - ca%C3%AFeu
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Caïeu de tulipe, d’ail. 1, record 2, French, - ca%C3%AFeu
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-04-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bulbil
1, record 3, English, bulbil
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- bulbel 2, record 3, English, bulbel
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bulbil, used as a general term, refers to any small, bulblike offset from a parent plant. Bulbils are typically swollen with reserve food materials and may be derived from modified roots or stems or compact clusters of modified leaves. Each bulbil may produce a new plant. Bulbils may be produced above ground on flowering stems in place of flowers and where leaves join the stem. Below ground, bulbils may be formed at the tips of underground stems or roots or at the base of a bulbous parent plant. 3, record 3, English, - bulbil
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bulbille
1, record 3, French, bulbille
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sortes de bourgeons formés d’un axe renflé entouré de feuilles imbriquées, le tout riche en réserves. Naissent à l’aisselle des feuilles aux dépens d’un bourgeon axillaire (Ficaria), à la place des fleurs (Allium, Poa bulbosa), à l’aisselle des écailles des bulbes (Monocotylédones), sur les feuilles aux dépens de cellules épidermiques (fougères diverses, Cardamine pratensis). Se détachent et constituent des boutures naturelles. 2, record 3, French, - bulbille
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1980-12-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cormel
1, record 4, English, cormel
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small corm, usually produced from a bud in the axil of a parent corm's scale or leaf. 1, record 4, English, - cormel
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bulbille
1, record 4, French, bulbille
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- bulbillon 2, record 4, French, bulbillon
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit bulbe, provenant de la transformation d’un bourgeon axillaire qui se détache et dissémine la plante. 1, record 4, French, - bulbille
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1980-11-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bulblet 1, record 5, English, bulblet
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A little bulb; usually applied to the bulb-like structures produced by some plants in the axils of the leaves or replacing the flowers. 1, record 5, English, - bulblet
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bulbille
1, record 5, French, bulbille
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- top set 1, record 6, English, top%20set
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- bulbille aérienne
1, record 6, French, bulbille%20a%C3%A9rienne
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- bulbille 1, record 6, French, bulbille
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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