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MELLIFERE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Beekeeping
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- European honey bee
1, record 1, English, European%20honey%20bee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- honeybee 2, record 1, English, honeybee
correct
- honey-bee 3, record 1, English, honey%2Dbee
correct
- honey bee 4, record 1, English, honey%20bee
correct
- hive bee 2, record 1, English, hive%20bee
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bee that gathers and stores honey, especially the common hive-bee. 3, record 1, English, - European%20honey%20bee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Races or varieties of the domestic bee are also distinguished by the names of the geographical localities in which they occur and from which they have been exported, as Italian, Carniolan, Syrian ... 5, record 1, English, - European%20honey%20bee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
An insect (order Hymenoptera) of the family Apidae. 6, record 1, English, - European%20honey%20bee
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Élevage des abeilles
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- abeille domestique
1, record 1, French, abeille%20domestique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- abeille mellifère 2, record 1, French, abeille%20mellif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- abeille à miel 3, record 1, French, abeille%20%C3%A0%20miel
correct, feminine noun
- abeille commune 4, record 1, French, abeille%20commune
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insecte social vivant en colonie (dans une ruche ou tout autre cavité), récoltant le nectar, le pollen et la propolis et produisant le miel, la cire, la gelée royale, le venin. 4, record 1, French, - abeille%20domestique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les races ou les variétés d'abeilles domestiques sont aussi distinguées par le nom des localités géographiques dans lesquelles elles sont trouvées et desquelles elles ont été exportées, comme les Italiennes, les Carnioliennes, les Syriennes [...] 5, record 1, French, - abeille%20domestique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Insecte (ordre des hyménoptères) de la famille des Apidae. 6, record 1, French, - abeille%20domestique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-08-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Beekeeping
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- melliferous
1, record 2, English, melliferous
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A melliferous flower is a plant which produces substances that can be collected by insects and turned into honey. Many plants are melliferous, but only certain examples can be harvested by honey bees, because of their physiognomy (body size and shape, length of proboscis, etc.). Apiculture classifies a plant as melliferous if it can be harvested by domesticated honey bees. 2, record 2, English, - melliferous
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mellifère
1, record 2, French, mellif%C3%A8re
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui produit un suc que les abeilles récoltent pour faire le miel. 1, record 2, French, - mellif%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2021-01-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Himalayan honeybee
1, record 3, English, Himalayan%20honeybee
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Himalayan cliff bee 1, record 3, English, Himalayan%20cliff%20bee
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Hymenoptera) of the family Apidae. 2, record 3, English, - Himalayan%20honeybee
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Himalayan honey bee
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- abeille mellifère de roche
1, record 3, French, abeille%20mellif%C3%A8re%20de%20roche
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- abeille de roche 1, record 3, French, abeille%20de%20roche
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des Hyménoptères) de la famille des Apidae. 2, record 3, French, - abeille%20mellif%C3%A8re%20de%20roche
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-01-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Beekeeping
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- honey plant
1, record 4, English, honey%20plant
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- bee plant 2, record 4, English, bee%20plant
correct
- nectariferous plant 3, record 4, English, nectariferous%20plant
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of numerous plants that attract bees for nectar or pollen. 2, record 4, English, - honey%20plant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The honey plant of an area can be identified by analysis of the pollen present in honey or by direct observation of the foraging patterns of bees. While foraging on different plants, honeybee collects nectar and pollen from these. The pollen is retained in the ripened honey. Thus the honey which bees subsequently store always contain a certain amount of pollen. 4, record 4, English, - honey%20plant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Maral root is a good nectariferous plant: bees gather nectar and pollen from its flowers. 5, record 4, English, - honey%20plant
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plante apicole
1, record 4, French, plante%20apicole
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- plante mellifère 2, record 4, French, plante%20mellif%C3%A8re
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- plante nectarifère 1, record 4, French, plante%20nectarif%C3%A8re
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le fraisier est une plante herbacée vivace de la famille des Rosacées, couramment cultivé pour ses fruits, les fraises. [...] C'est une plante mellifère, très visitée par les abeilles. 3, record 4, French, - plante%20apicole
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les plantes nectarifères, pollinifères et productrices de miellat sont des plantes apicoles ou plantes-ressources pour les abeilles. Habituellement, on les désigne aussi sous le vocable de «plantes mellifères». Dans le souci du respect des règles de l'étymologie, cette terminologie devrait normalement être réservée aux plantes nectarifères ou productrices de miellat. Dès lors, une plante exclusivement pollinifère (le noisetier, par exemple) ne peut être qualifiée de plante mellifère. Mais dans le langage courant, les «plantes mellifères» sont devenues synonymes de «plantes apicoles». Même s'il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur grave, encore faut-il être conscient de cet abus de langage. 1, record 4, French, - plante%20apicole
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bee pasturage 1, record 5, English, bee%20pasturage
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- culture mellifère 1, record 5, French, culture%20mellif%C3%A8re
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- flore mellifère 1, record 5, French, flore%20mellif%C3%A8re
- contrée mellifère 1, record 5, French, contr%C3%A9e%20mellif%C3%A8re
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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