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TAMARIND TREE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Tamarindus indica
Latin
DEF

The pod of a large, tropical tree, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food. The tree itself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Tamarindus indica
Latin
DEF

Nom usuel d'un grand arbre de 20 à 25 m. de haut. Famille des césalpiniacées.

OBS

[arbre[ des Indes et pays tropicaux; son fruit est une gousse pendante, composée de graines enfouies dans une pulpe jaunâtre]. [...] on le consomme sous forme de gelée ou de confiture. Indiqué contre la constipation, c'est un laxatif doux et un cholérétique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Tamarindus indica
Latin
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