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shea tree [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
- Culture of Fruit Trees
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shea tree
1, record 1, English, shea%20tree
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shea butter tree 2, record 1, English, shea%20butter%20tree
correct
- shea 3, record 1, English, shea
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tropical tree whose seeds yield a fat, shea butter, used as a food in Africa and in soap manufacture in Europe. Native to West Africa and Sudan. 3, record 1, English, - shea%20tree
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A tropical tree; its fruit is called the shea nut. 4, record 1, English, - shea%20tree
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
- Arboriculture fruitière
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arbre à beurre d'Afrique
1, record 1, French, arbre%20%C3%A0%20beurre%20d%27Afrique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bassie butyracée 1, record 1, French, bassie%20butyrac%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- arbre à beurre 2, record 1, French, arbre%20%C3%A0%20beurre
correct, masculine noun
- karité 3, record 1, French, karit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le karité est un arbre de 10 à 15 m originaire de zone soudanienne. [...] Le fruit est une baie ayant l'aspect d'une grosse prune. Son péricarpe charnu, plus ou moins sucré, est comestible. 3, record 1, French, - arbre%20%C3%A0%20beurre%20d%27Afrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Butyrospermum : nom scientifique de l'arbre à beurre (Butyrospermum parki), dont le fruit est composé d'une pulpe comestible et d'une graine fournissant la matière oléagineuse appelée «beurre de karité». Le genre [...] fait partie des sapotacées. 3, record 1, French, - arbre%20%C3%A0%20beurre%20d%27Afrique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Silvicultura
- Fruticultura
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- butirospermo
1, record 1, Spanish, butirospermo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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