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LINSEED [2 records]

Record 1 2008-11-12

English

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

A plant of the family Linaceae.

OBS

flax: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

OBS

flax: common name also used when referring to the family Linaceae and to the genus Linum.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Linaceae.

OBS

lin cultivé : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

OBS

lin : nom vernaculaire utilisé aussi pour désigner la famille des Linaceae et le genre Linum.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2008-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Crops
  • Oilseed Crops
DEF

The seed of flax.

OBS

flaxseed; FLX: term and abbreviation used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
  • Culture des plantes oléagineuses
OBS

Terme et abréviation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de plantas industriales
  • Cultivo de oleaginosas
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