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CULM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mining of Organic Materials
- Solid Fossil Fuels
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- culm
1, record 1, English, culm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A miner's term for carbonaceous shale and fissile varieties of anthracite. 2, record 1, English, - culm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
- Combustibles fossiles solides
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- culm
1, record 1, French, culm
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- kulm 2, record 1, French, kulm
see observation, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faciès détritique parfois flysch, du Dinantien, s’opposant aux faciès calcaires, contenant de l’anthracite. 2, record 1, French, - culm
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
kulm : Cette graphie allemande est aussi parfois utilisée en français. 3, record 1, French, - culm
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-11-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- culm
1, record 2, English, culm
correct, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The aerial stem of a grass [Poaceae] or sedge [Cyperaceae]. 2, record 2, English, - culm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chaume
1, record 2, French, chaume
correct, see observation, masculine noun, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tige des [Poaceae], creuse, munie de nœuds apparents d’où partent des feuilles linéaires et engainantes. 2, record 2, French, - chaume
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme anglais «culm» englobe la notion française de «chaume». En effet, il désigne à la fois la tige ronde et creuse des Poaceae et la tige pleine et triangulaire des Cyperaceae et non pas spécifiquement celle des Poaceae comme le fait le terme «chaume». 3, record 2, French, - chaume
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tallo
1, record 2, Spanish, tallo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- caña 1, record 2, Spanish, ca%C3%B1a
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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