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ARBRISSEAU [3 records]

Record 1 2019-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Silviculture
DEF

A shrub, particularly one with close branches arising from or near the ground.

OBS

When [a shrub is] much-branched and dense, it may be called a bush.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Plante ligneuse de petite taille dont la tige se ramifie à la base sans former de tronc.

CONT

Outre l'arbre et l'arbuste, l'arbrisseau est un végétal qui est formé de tiges encore plus multiples et ramifiées que celles des arbustes. Qui plus est, la taille de l'arbrisseau ne dépasse généralement pas quatre mètres et est donc un peu plus petite que celle de l'arbuste. Quant à la forme de l'arbrisseau, elle est généralement ronde et buissonnante.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The bladder sennas (Colutea species) are Old World shrubs or small trees; their yellow flowers are followed by inflated pods. Scorpion senna (Coronilla emerus), also shrubby, is grown as an ornamental for its yellow flowers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Arbuste de la famille des Fabacées [...] de 50 cm à 1,5 m de haut, qui pousse à l'état sauvage en Europe. Les fleurs sont jaunes, groupées par 2 à 5. Les feuilles sont composées de 5 à 9 folioles ovales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CONT

La coroneta (Coronilla emerus) pertenece a la extensa familia de las papilionáceas, la de los frutos en legumbre. Las hojas de la coronilla son compuestas imparipinnadas, es decir, con 2-4 pares de folíolos laterales más un folíolo solitario terminal en cada hoja.

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Record 3 1984-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)

Spanish

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