| Term |
Definition |
French |
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L-notch planting |
Special form of slit planting involving two slits at right angles with the seedling placed at the apex of the L. |
plantation avec fentes en L |
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Ladder fuels |
Fuels that provide vertical continuity between the surface fuels and crown fuels in a forest stand, thus contributing to the ease of torching and crowning, for example, tall shrubs, small-sized trees, bark flakes, tree lichens. |
Combustible étagé |
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Laminated beam |
A beam consisting of two or more layers of wood, glued, nailed or otherwise bonded together, with the grain going in the same direction. |
Poutre lamellée |
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Lammas shoots |
Extra leader growth extension late in the growing season. |
Pousse d’été |
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Landscape |
Areas of land that are distinguished by differences in landforms, vegetation, land use, and aesthetic characteristics. |
Paysage |
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Larva |
Immature stage (between the egg and the pupa) in insects that undergo complete metamorphosis before becoming adults. |
Larve |
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Larvarium |
Tube or sheath made by a larva as its shelter. |
Larvarium |
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Layering |
The rooting of an undetached branch, lying on or partially buried in the soil, or surrounded by moist fiber sealed in a plastic wrap (air layering), termed a layer, which is capable of independent growth after separation from the parent plan. |
Marcottage |
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Layering method |
Regeneration of a forest stand using layerings. |
Méthode du marcottage |
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Leaching |
Process in which soluble substances in the soil are removed by the movement of water. |
Lessivage |
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Leaf |
Organ in plants that has various forms (needles, scales, etc.) and that carries on photosynthesis, producing energy for life. |
Feuille |
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Leaf-fall |
Normal shedding of leaves in the fall. |
Défeuillaison |
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Leaffolder |
Insect that folds a leaf in two to make a shelter for hiding or feeding. |
Plieuse |
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Leafroller |
Organism that hides and feeds inside a leaf or the tip of a leaf that it has rolled-up into a cigar-shaped tube. |
Enrouleuse |
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Leaftier |
Organism that ties two or more leaves together with silk threads, forming a tube in which to hide and feed. |
Lieuse |
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Leave strip |
A strip of timber left standing between two clearcut areas. |
Rideau d’arbres |
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Leave tree |
A tree (marked to be) left standing in an area where other trees are felled. |
Arbre marqué en réserve |
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Lichen |
An algae and a fungus growing in symbiotic association on solid surfaces such as rocks or tree bark. |
Lichen |
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Lichen |
Organism consisting of a fungus (mycellium) and an alga (green alga cells) living in association. Lichens have a high tolerance for cold, drought and heat. They should not be confused with mosses, which are chlorophyll-containing plants. |
Lichens |
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Lifting |
Loosening and removing a plant from the ground as typically practised in nurseries. |
Arrachage |
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Lifting the canopy |
Removing the lower constituents of a canopy, e.g., the lowest undergrowth, shrubs, and small trees in a multistoried forest, mainly to assist the main crop, particularly for regeneration, but also for readier access. |
Élagage de dégagement |
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Light framing lumber |
Lumber that is 5 to 10 cm thick and 5 to 10 cm wide. It is used in a large variety of general construction applications. |
Bois à charpente légère |
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Lignicolous |
Growing in or on wood. |
Lignicole |
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Lignin |
Main component of wood. |
Lignine |
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Lignin |
A complex and relatively hydrophobic biopolymer present in the secondary cell walls of vascular plants—and particularly abundant in wood—that gives rigidity to plant stems and allows them to conduct water efficiently.
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Lignine |
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Lining out |
Transplanting seedlings or rooted cuttings in rows in a nursery bed. |
Repiquage en ligne |
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Liquid alcohols |
Also known as methyl alcohol or wood alcohol. It is formed in the destructive distillation of wood or made synthetically, and used especially as an alternative fuel, a gasoline additive, a solvent, an antifreeze, or a denaturant for ethyl alcohol. |
Alcools liquides |
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Litter |
Uppermost layer of organic debris on a forest floor. |
Litière |
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Live burning |
The burning of green slash progressively as it is cut. |
Brûlage immédiat |
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Live-crown ratio |
A rough but convenient index of the ability of a tree's crown to nourish the remaining part of the tree; it is the percentage of length of stem having living branches. L-notch planting [plantation avec fentes en L. |
Taux de cime vivante |
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Living modified organism (LMO) |
As defined in the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, a living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology. |
Organisme vivant modifié (OVM) |
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Lobe |
Large division of a leaf. |
Lobe |
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Logging damage |
General term comprising wounds resulting from cutting, breakage, or crushing of trees that resulted from the felling and the removal of trees designated for cutting.
May also include scoring of site and soil leading to exposure |
Dommage de coupe |
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Lop and top |
The branches and tops cut from a tree, generally once felled or fallen. |
Résidus d’ébranchage-façonnage |
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Lopping |
Chopping branches, tops, and small trees after felling into lengths such that the resultant slash will lie close to the ground. |
Ébranchage |
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Lower Arctic |
Subarea of the arctic zone characterized by the absence of trees, continuous permafrost and tundra vegetation consisting of shrubs, herbaceous plants (mainly grasses), mosses and lichens. |
Bas-Arctique |
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Lower Canada |
The southern part of present-day Québec, existing as a separate British province from 1791 to 1840. |
Bas-Canada |
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Lumber |
Wood processed in a sawmill. |
Bois d'œuvre |
