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SUMMER SQUASH [1 record]

Record 1 2008-01-17

English

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

Any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden.

French

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

La courge d'été se cueille avant sa maturité, soit de deux à sept jours après la période de floraison. Cela explique pourquoi sa pelure est tendre, délicate et comestible. Sa chair - de couleur blanche - se mange avec la pelure, tant bien cuite que crue.

Spanish

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