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Record 1 2016-02-11

English

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

A woody vine (Anamirta cocculus) of the East Indies yielding a very poisonous bean-shaped berry

French

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

Arbuste toujours vert, généralement grimpant originaire des régions tropicales de l'Asie, de l'Afrique, de l'Océanie et de l'Amérique. (Famille des ménispermacées).

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
DEF

The very poisonous bean-shaped berry of a woody vine (Anamirta cocculus) of the East Indies that yields picrotoxin and is used locally to stupefy fishes and in an ointment to control vermin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
DEF

Baie d'un arbuste originaire des région tropicales de la famille des ménispermacées.

Spanish

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