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PRUNUS PENSYLVANICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pin cherry
1, record 1, English, pin%20cherry
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bird cherry 2, record 1, English, bird%20cherry
correct, see observation
- fire cherry 2, record 1, English, fire%20cherry
correct
- wild red cherry 2, record 1, English, wild%20red%20cherry
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A tree of the family Rosaceae. 3, record 1, English, - pin%20cherry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pin cherry: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003). 3, record 1, English, - pin%20cherry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
bird cherry: common name also used when referring to the species Prunus avium. 3, record 1, English, - pin%20cherry
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bird-cherry
- fire-cherry
- pin-cherry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cerisier de Pennsylvanie
1, record 1, French, cerisier%20de%20Pennsylvanie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arbre à petites merises 1, record 1, French, arbre%20%C3%A0%20petites%20merises
correct, masculine noun
- cerisier d'été 2, record 1, French, cerisier%20d%27%C3%A9t%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- petit merisier 1, record 1, French, petit%20merisier
correct, masculine noun
- merisier 1, record 1, French, merisier
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- cerisier petit-merisier 3, record 1, French, cerisier%20petit%2Dmerisier
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Arbre de la famille des Rosaceae. 4, record 1, French, - cerisier%20de%20Pennsylvanie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cerisier de Pennsylvanie : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003). 4, record 1, French, - cerisier%20de%20Pennsylvanie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
merisier : nom vernaculaire utilisé aussi pour désigner d'autres espèces qui appartiennent aux genres Prunus et Betula. 4, record 1, French, - cerisier%20de%20Pennsylvanie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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