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Record 1 2011-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
CONT

Bilberry is a shrubby perennial plant that grows in the sandy areas of the northern U.S. and in the woods and forest meadows of Europe.... The fruit is a blue-black (may be red in some areas) 5-seeded berry. Although often called huckle berry. The bilberry is more nearly related to cranberry.... [Bilberry] is antiseptic [and] astringent. In case of diarrhea ... the leaf [is] an effective remedy.

Key term(s)
  • whortleberry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
OBS

Fruit d'un arbrisseau aux baies bleues, juteuses, sucrées riches en vitamines A et C. Propriétés : antidiarrhéique, antihémorragique, antiseptique, astringente, hypoglycémiante.

Key term(s)
  • airelle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
DEF

Baya pequeña (con un cáliz en forma de estrella) de color azul [...] se destaca por su suave sabor agridulce, acidulado, mantecado y su textura crujiente, jugosa, [esta fruta] crece del pequeño arbusto homónimo de la familia de las Ericáceas del género Vaccinium, que alcanza de 25 a 50 centímetros de altura.

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