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CACAHUATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Oilseed Crops
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- peanut
1, record 1, English, peanut
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- American earthnut 2, record 1, English, American%20earthnut
correct, United States
- goober 3, record 1, English, goober
correct, United States
- goober pea 3, record 1, English, goober%20pea
correct, United States
- earth pea 2, record 1, English, earth%20pea
correct, United States
- earthpea 3, record 1, English, earthpea
correct, United States
- goober beenut 2, record 1, English, goober%20beenut
correct, United States
- ground nut 4, record 1, English, ground%20nut
correct, Great Britain
- groundnut 5, record 1, English, groundnut
correct, Great Britain, standardized
- monkey-nut 6, record 1, English, monkey%2Dnut
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An annual herb whose pods ripen underground and contain usually two large oily seeds, the peanuts of commerce, that are edible when roasted. 2, record 1, English, - peanut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The seeds are valuable as food, and serve as a source of peanut oil. The plant is widely cultivated as a cash crop in warm regions where it is harvested for nuts and forage and is popular for hog down. 2, record 1, English, - peanut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Used in the food industry as dry fruit. 7, record 1, English, - peanut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
peanut; groundnut: terms standardized by ISO. 7, record 1, English, - peanut
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Culture des plantes oléagineuses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arachide
1, record 1, French, arachide
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cacahouète 2, record 1, French, cacahou%C3%A8te
correct, feminine noun
- cacahouette 3, record 1, French, cacahouette
correct, feminine noun
- mani 4, record 1, French, mani
correct, feminine noun, South America
- arachide de bouche 4, record 1, French, arachide%20de%20bouche
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- cacahuète 5, record 1, French, cacahu%C3%A8te
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- pistache 6, record 1, French, pistache
correct, feminine noun, Africa, regional
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Légumineuse originaire du Brésil, appartenant à la famille des papilionacées, dont la culture est répandue en climat tropical ou subtropical et qui fournit une matière grasse utilisée en huilerie [...] 7, record 1, French, - arachide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plante de grande culture [...] dont les pédoncules floraux ont la particularité de se recourber vers le sol après la fécondation pour y enterrer le fruit, et dont la graine, usuellement appelée cacahuète, est consommée après torréfaction ou peut être pressée pour en retirer l'huile utilisée en cuisine et en savonnerie. 8, record 1, French, - arachide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arachide : défini dans le commerce comme fruit sec. 9, record 1, French, - arachide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cacahouète : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 10, record 1, French, - arachide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
cacahuète; arachide de bouche : termes normalisés par l'ISO. 9, record 1, French, - arachide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Cultivo de oleaginosas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- maní
1, record 1, Spanish, man%C3%AD
correct, masculine noun, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cacahuate 2, record 1, Spanish, cacahuate
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
- cacahuete 3, record 1, Spanish, cacahuete
correct, masculine noun, Spain
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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