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ABRICOT [3 records]

Record 1 2013-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
DEF

The oval orange-colored fruit of a temperate-zone tree (Prunus armeniaca) resembling both peach and plum in flavor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
DEF

Grosse drupe charnue, peu fibreuse, d'un beau jaune orangé plus ou moins lavé ou taché de rouge carmin, à chair peu juteuse mais sucrée et aromatique, à noyau souvent libre, contenant une amande douce ou amère.

CONT

Riche en sucre, en vitamine C et en provitamine A, l'abricot est un des fruits les plus employés, frais ou conservé, en pâtisserie, en confiserie et dans la préparation des entremets sucrés.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
OBS

apricot: term standardized by ISO.

French

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

abricot : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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

Fruto amarillento o encarnado, originario de Asia. La industria conserva lo utiliza sobre todo para hacer mermeladas.

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Record 3 1994-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
DEF

A yellowish-orange color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
DEF

Couleur jaune orangé très doux.

Spanish

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