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QUERCUS SUBER [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Silviculture
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cork-oak
1, record 1, English, cork%2Doak
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cork oak 2, record 1, English, cork%20oak
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oak (Quercus suber) of southern Europe and northern Africa and esp. abundant in Spain and Portugal, attaining a height of 40 feet and furnishing the cork of commerce which is cut off in large plates at intervals of from 12 to 15 years. 2, record 1, English, - cork%2Doak
Record 1, Key term(s)
- corkoak
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Sylviculture
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chêne-liège
1, record 1, French, ch%C3%AAne%2Dli%C3%A8ge
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de chêne à feuillage persistant, qui fournit le liège. 2, record 1, French, - ch%C3%AAne%2Dli%C3%A8ge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Silvicultura
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- alcornoque
1, record 1, Spanish, alcornoque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-10-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cork forest
1, record 2, English, cork%20forest
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cork oak stand 2, record 2, English, cork%20oak%20stand
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cork is the bark of the cork oak tree, Quercus suber, which is indigenous to those countries that form the shores of the western Mediterranean. ... The cork forests total about 5,000,000 acres, an area approximately the size of the state of Connecticut. 3, record 2, English, - cork%20forest
Record 2, Key term(s)
- cork oak forest
- cork-oak forest
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- subéraie
1, record 2, French, sub%C3%A9raie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- suberaie 2, record 2, French, suberaie
correct, feminine noun
- suvière 2, record 2, French, suvi%C3%A8re
see observation, feminine noun, regional
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forêt ou peuplement de Quercus suber. 3, record 2, French, - sub%C3%A9raie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La subéraie ou forêt de Chênes-Lièges est encore plus rare, malgré l’aire assez étendue de cet arbre et sa résistance au feu qu’il doit à son écorce épaisse. 4, record 2, French, - sub%C3%A9raie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Suvière : Terme utilisé en Provence. 5, record 2, French, - sub%C3%A9raie
Record 2, Key term(s)
- forêt de Chênes-Lièges
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Silvicultura
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- alcornocal
1, record 2, Spanish, alcornocal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cork
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cork
1, record 3, English, cork
correct, noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The tuberous parenchyma developed by the subero-phellodermic meristem of the cork tree (Quercus suber L.) whose trunks and branches it envelops.... Cork is made up of dead cells, most of them of a prismatic-hexagonal form and radially arranged, having meatuses between them, and filled with air and nitrogen mixture. The dividing wall between two adjoining cells is composed of five layers: two of a cellulosic nature which form the walls of cellular cavities; between them there are two thicker suberized layers separated from each other by a lignified layer. 2, record 3, English, - cork
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 3, English, - cork
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Liège
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- liège
1, record 3, French, li%C3%A8ge
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parenchyme subéreux engendré par le méristème subéro-phellodermique du chêne-liège(Quercus suber L.) constituant le revêtement de son tronc et de ses branches. [...] Le liège est formé par des cellules mortes, la plupart de forme prismatique-hexagonale, disposées radialement, avec méats de l'ordre de grandeur de la molécule et pleines d’un mélange d’air et d’azote. La paroi mitoyenne de deux cellules contiguës est constituée par cinq feuillets; deux de nature cellulosique formant les parois des cavités cellulaires; entre eux, deux feuillets plus épais subérifiés, séparés par un feuillet lignifié. 2, record 3, French, - li%C3%A8ge
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO. 3, record 3, French, - li%C3%A8ge
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corcho
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- corcho
1, record 3, Spanish, corcho
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estrato suberoso que se deposita sobre la corteza del tronco de algunas especies leñosas. Alcanza un espesor considerable en el alcornoque. 2, record 3, Spanish, - corcho
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-01-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
- Forestry Operations
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- phellem
1, record 4, English, phellem
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tissue produced externally, i.e. on the bark side, by the phellogen in a stem or root. 2, record 4, English, - phellem
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Its non-technical term is cork, the bark of the Cork Oaks, Quercus suber and Q. occidentalis, producing the commercial forms. 2, record 4, English, - phellem
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
- Exploitation forestière
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- suber
1, record 4, French, suber
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tissu né de l’activité, vers l’extérieur, du phellogène dans une tige ou une racine. 2, record 4, French, - suber
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le langage courant ce tissu est appelé liège notamment dans le cas de l'écorce du chêne-liège(Quercus Suber). 2, record 4, French, - suber
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
- Explotación forestal
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- felema
1, record 4, Spanish, felema
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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