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MANIOCCA [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Root and Tuber Crops
DEF

A tropical plant of genus Manihot with tuberous roots; it yields starch and flour, and may be used to produce alcohol from the fibrous residue of both the leafy tops and the tuberous roots.

OBS

Its roots are made [also] into ... tapioca.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes sarclées
DEF

Plante vivrière tropicale aux racines comestibles dont on tire le tapioca. (Famille des euphorbiacées.)

CONT

Le Brésil s'est lancé depuis maintenant 5 ans dans un gros programme de production d'alcool à partir de canne à sucre, et depuis peu de manioc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de raíces y tubérculos
DEF

Es un arbusto de 1,5 a 3 metros de altura, que pertenece al género "manihot" de la familia de las "euforbiáceas"; dispone de hojas profundamente divididas y la planta ofrece raíces tuberosas (yuca) que crecen en racimos en la base del tallo. Pudo tener su origen en Brasil o las Antillas.

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