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Record 1 2000-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Industrial Crops
DEF

A type of climbing bean with usually bright red flowers and long green pods ... which are used as food.

DEF

A bean with green pods used for food, prepared before cooking by stripping off the tough thread along the back of the pods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
OBS

Type de haricot vert dont on consomme la gousse allongée. Ils sont récoltés jeunes, avant que les bordures cellulosiques (fils) ne durcissent.

Spanish

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