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Record 1 1999-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Industrial Crops
CONT

A cocoa pod (can be) severed lengthwise to show the beans covered with white pulp before fermentation.

OBS

The mature pods (of the cacao tree), resembling enlarged cantaloupes or cucumbers (6-14 in long and 2-5 in. diameter), are five-ribbed and woody; within, 25-50 almond shaped whitish, lavender or purplish seeds (approximately 1 in. across) are imbedded in a white or pinkish, mucilaginous pulp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
CONT

Le cacaoyer peut atteindre de 8 à 10 m de haut. Ses fruits, ou cabosses, ovoïdes, à côtes longitudinales verruqueuses, renferment de 20 à 40 graines, ou fèves, noyées dans une pulpe blanche, juteuse et sucrée.

Key term(s)
  • chérelle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Cultivo de plantas industriales
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