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LUPIN [3 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
DEF

The seed of any plant of the genus Lupinus that is used as food for humans or livestock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
CONT

Le décorticage permettrait [...] d'augmenter la digestibilité de l'énergie des graines de lupin [...]

OBS

lupin : La désignation peut également référer à la plante entière.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Any plant of the genus Lupinus (family Leguminosæ) ...

CONT

Lupin ... is an annual plant, usually 0.3–2 m in height, with a highly branched stem, digitated leaves, and a shrubby growth pattern. The flowers formed high above the leaves may be of several different colors (white, yellow, purple, blue), and exude a honey-like aroma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

N'importe quelle plante appartenant au genre Lupinus (famille des Leguminosæ).

CONT

Les lupins (Lupinus spp.) appartiennent au patrimoine culturel des civilisations méditerranéennes où ils sont traditionnellement cultivés depuis des millénaires [...] La plante entière est utilisée soit comme fourrage vert en alimentation des ruminants, soit en grains introduits dans les rations en tant que concentrés. Les lupins sont également utilisés comme engrais vert.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vegetable Crop Production
DEF

The seed of any plant of the genus Lupinus.

CONT

The seeds of several lupine species in particular (Lupinus albus, Lupinus luteus, Lupinus angustifolius, and Lupinus mutabilis) have long been used as a food source for both livestock and humans and as a means of soil enrichment.

OBS

lupin; lupine: The designations can also refer to the whole plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production légumière
DEF

Graine de n'importe quelle plante du genre Lupinus.

CONT

La graine de lupin est riche en matières azotées, essentiellement sous forme soluble.

OBS

lupin : La désignation peut également référer à la plante entière.

Spanish

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