Términos

In Indian architecture, a recess between wall-bays.

Fábrica donde se elabora sal a una escala comercial.

La cualidad de estar compuesto de o contener sal o sales; también la concentración de sal o sales en una solución.

Refers to impregnation of matter with salt. In the ecological context, refers to a land degradation process caused by excessive soil salinity in arid regions. The accumulation of salts in soil layers close to the surface produced by various causes (e.g., capillary transport of salts in the water table; fertilizers or excessive irrigation precipitating salts in the soil) can inhibit crop growth and may result in eventual desertification.

Instrumentos para medir la cantidad de sal en una solución.

Language family of Native American languages that are spoken or formerly spoken in the Pacific Northwest and adjoining areas of Idaho, Montana, and southern British Columbia.

Secreción viscosa, incolora, a veces opalescente, habitualmente de reacción levemente alcalina y que contiene agua, mucina, proteínas, sales y a menudo enzimas que digieren el almidón.

Language family in Venezuela and Colombia, indigenous of the middle Orinoco Basin in an area of dominated by peoples of Carib and Arawakan affiliation.

Genus containing around 400 species of shrubs and trees primarily native to north temperate areas, valued for ornament, shade, erosion control, and timber. Leaves and bark of the willow tree have been used medicinally in ancient Assyria, Sumer, Egypt, Greece, and by Native Americans, as a remedy for aches and fever: willows contain salicin, a substance that chemically resembles aspirin when metabolized by the human body. Willow species easily form hybrids.

Species of medium-sized tree native to the British Isles, Europe, and North Asia, but naturalized in the U.S. and elsewhere. Its wood is tough, strong, and lightweight, but is prone to decay. The stems (withies) are used for basketmaking. Charcoal made from the wood was used in the manufacture of gunpowder. The bark was used for tanning leather. The common name refers to the fact that the undersides of the leaves are white in color. In some classifications may be divided into subspecies, including Salix alba ssp vitellina.

Species of willow native to Japan.

Species of willow native to Japan.

Species of willow native to Japan.

Species of willow native to northern and western North America, occurring in wetland habitats. Known in at least three subspecies.

Subspecies of willow native to western North America from eastern British Columbia south to eastern California and Nevada. Included in subspecies lasiandra in some classifications.

Subspecies of willow found from Alaska east to the Canadian Northwest Territory, and south to California and New Mexico.