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FUSAIN COMMUN [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A shrub of the family celastraceae.

OBS

The scientific names E. europeana and E. vulgaris are obsolete.

Key term(s)
  • Euonymus europaea

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Arbuste de la famille des Célastracées. Les noms scientifiques suivants : E. europeana et E. vulgaris sont caducs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Parques y jardines botánicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 1987-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Natural Construction Materials
DEF

type of wood used as a building material.

OBS

pegwood : a spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
OBS

Le fusain d’Europe (...) vulgairement appelé bonnet de prêtre ou bonnet carré, à cause de la forme de son fruit, a un bois très dur, employé en tournage et en marqueterie (...)

OBS

Euonymus europaeus. Fusain d’Europe, Bonnet carré. Grand arbuste commun dans les haies européennes.

Spanish

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