TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

FORET FEUILLES PERSISTANTES [3 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

Type of vegetation characterized by low, dense evergreen scrub adapted to dry conditions. In North America, chaparral is found in the southwestern U.S. and the northern Mexico in areas where the climate and environmental conditions support neither a desert nor a forest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Type de végétation caractérisé par des bosquets à feuilles persistantes adaptées à la sécheresse. En Amérique du Nord, on retrouve le chaparral dans le sud-ouest des États-Unis et dans le nord du Mexique, là où le climat et les conditions du milieu ne permettent ni l'établissement d’un désert, ni celui d’une forêt.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

Formación vegetal de poca talla, en que intervienen árboles y arbustos de hojas persistentes.

Save record 1

Record 2 1997-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Silviculture
DEF

vegetation composed primarily of trees that do not shed all their leaves at one time.

OBS

A leaf may remain on such a tree for two years or longer and may fall during any season.

CONT

An evergreen forest may be needle leaved, as the coniferous forests of the Northern Hemisphere, or broad leaved, as the temperate rain forests of the Southern Hemisphere ....

OBS

Terms used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Forêt composée d’arbres qui ne perdent jamais complètement leur feuillage, mais le renouvellent peu à peu d’une année à l’autre.

OBS

Termes en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 1993-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
CONT

Between 600 metres and 900 metres above sea level is the subalpine mountain hemlock zone dominated by mountain hemlock and yellow cedar. As the elevation increases, the green cloak of evergreen forest begins to break up into krummholz-stunted clumps of trees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
CONT

Entre 600 et 900 mètres d’altitude, se trouve la zone subalpine de la pruche de Mertens où dominent la pruche de Mertens et le cyprès jaune. Au fur et à mesure que l'altitude augmente, la couverture végétale de la forêt aux feuilles persistantes commence à se fragmenter en krummholz, bouquets d’arbres rabougris.

Spanish

Save record 3

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: