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sweet potato [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wind Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ocarina
1, record 1, English, ocarina
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sweet potato 1, record 1, English, sweet%20potato
correct, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A simple wind instrument typically having an oval body with finger holes and a projecting mouthpiece. 2, record 1, English, - ocarina
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à vent
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ocarina
1, record 1, French, ocarina
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit instrument à vent ovoïde, en terre cuite ou en métal, muni d'une embouchure latérale et percé de trous. 2, record 1, French, - ocarina
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-11-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Root and Tuber Crops
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sweet potato
1, record 2, English, sweet%20potato
correct, Great Britain
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- kumara 2, record 2, English, kumara
correct, Australia
- batata 3, record 2, English, batata
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sweet potato. Ipomoea batatas, family Convolvulaceae, a tropical, perennial vine grown for its edible roots, the sweet potato of commerce. A very important food crop of the tropics, it is grown for human food, animal feed, and the manufacture of syrups, pectin, flour, and starch, in warm areas. 4, record 2, English, - sweet%20potato
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not related to the potato. 2, record 2, English, - sweet%20potato
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sweet potato; Ipomoea batatas: terms extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 5, record 2, English, - sweet%20potato
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Culture des plantes sarclées
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- patate douce
1, record 2, French, patate%20douce
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plante alimentaire surtout cultivée dans les régions chaudes pour ses racines tubérisées; le tubercule lui-même. (On dit plus souvent patate douce). 2, record 2, French, - patate%20douce
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
patate douce; Ipomoea batatas : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques 3, record 2, French, - patate%20douce
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cultivo de raíces y tubérculos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- batata
1, record 2, Spanish, batata
correct, feminine noun, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- boniato 2, record 2, Spanish, boniato
correct, masculine noun, Spain
- camote 3, record 2, Spanish, camote
correct, masculine noun, Chile, Mexico
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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