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Record 1 2008-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Root and Tuber Crops
DEF

The peppery leaves of the mustard plant.

CONT

One needs mustard greens in their diet.

OBS

Term used in the plural when speaking of leafy foliage or vegetables.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Culture des plantes sarclées
CONT

Moutarde de Chine. (Sinapsis Fiencea). Un légume vert très apprécié dans les pays chauds. Feuilles très amples, cloquées, vert tendre ou blond. [...] Ceux qui raffolent de cette plante (qui se cultive et s'utilise un peu comme l'épinard) doivent faire le semis très tôt le printemps ou en août.

OBS

On peut parler de fanes de moutarde (feuilles et tiges) dans le contexte de l'alimentation animale. Les fanes sont les tiges et les feuilles de certaines plantes potagères herbacées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Cultivo de raíces y tubérculos
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