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CAMELLIA [5 records]

Record 1 2020-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A genus of evergreen shrubs belonging to the tea family [Theaceae].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Genre de plante de la famille des Theaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A subtropical flowering plant of the family Theaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante subtropicale de la famille des Théacées.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Tea is a shrub, grown for a hot drink made from its leaves. It is appreciated for its stimulant properties and health benefits, and as the centre of social rituals such as the Japanese tea ceremony and British teatime.

OBS

A plant of the family Theaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Le théier est un arbuste cultivé dont les feuilles servent à préparer une boisson chaude. Apprécié pour ses propriétés stimulantes et bienfaisantes, il est au centre de rites sociaux tels que la cérémonie du thé japonaise et la pause-thé britannique.

OBS

Arbuste de la famille des Theaceae.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Árbol procedente de Oriente [...] de hoja perenne, elíptica, flores blancas y fruto capsular con tres semillas negruzcas. Puede alcanzar hasta los 10 o 15 metros en estado salvaje, aunque se suele tallar a 1,10 metros, del suelo para facilitar su recolección.

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Record 4 2010-06-16

English

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

Camellia Sinensis Extract is an extract of the leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis, Theaceae. Functions: skin conditioning, astringent, tonic.

Key term(s)
  • extract of Camellia sinensis

French

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

Extrait des feuilles du théier, Camellia sinensis, Théacées. Usages : soins de la peau, agent astringent, tonifiant.

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Société internationale du camélia n’est pas une traduction française officielle

Key term(s)
  • Société internationale du camélia

Spanish

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