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MAIS VITREUX [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-16

English

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

[A] type [of corn that] has a smooth kernel and either a complete absence of soft starch or a limited amount fully surrounded by hard endosperm.

OBS

Grain food product.

OBS

flint corn: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des céréales
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

[...] grains assez gros, arrondis, durs; l'albumen corné enveloppe entièrement son centre farineux [...]

OBS

maïs corné; maïs vitreux : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de cereales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Maíz [que] tiene los granos de forma redondeada [con] un albumen de estructura vítrea con bastante harina en el centro.

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