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FRAXINUS SPP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ash
1, record 1, English, ash
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ash-tree 2, record 1, English, ash%2Dtree
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Common name for the genus Fraxinus of the olive family (Oleaceae), comprising 70 species of Northern Hemisphere trees, many valuable for their timber and beauty. 3, record 1, English, - ash
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The leaves are opposite, usually deciduous, and compound with an odd number of leaflets, rarely one. The one-seeded fruits are winged ... The flowers usually are inconspicuous, but some species have petalled blooms. 3, record 1, English, - ash
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frêne
1, record 1, French, fr%C3%AAne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arbre forestier à feuilles opposées et pennées, à bourgeons noirs ou brun jaunâtre, à écorce grisâtre et assez lisse, à fleurs uni- ou bisexuées en panicules paraissant avant les feuilles et dont les fruits sont des samares. (Famille des oléacées.) 2, record 1, French, - fr%C3%AAne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Fraxinus, le Frêne (60 esp., hémisphère Nord) [...] Utilisations. -Deux plantes de grande importance économique : l'une fruitière et oléagineuse l'Olivier, Olea europaea, l'autre le Frêne, Fraxinus comme arbre de parcs et comme producteur de bois. 3, record 1, French, - fr%C3%AAne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fresno
1, record 1, Spanish, fresno
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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