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CRESCENTIA CUJETE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Crescentia cujete
correct, Latin
DEF

A tropical American tree [...] of the bignonia family.

OBS

calabash tree; Crescentia cujete : terms extracted from the “Glossaire de l'agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Crescentia cujete
correct, Latin
DEF

Arbre d'Amérique tropicale (bignoniacées), dont le fruit est la calebasse.

OBS

calebassier; Crescentia cujete : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Crescentia cujete
correct, Latin
DEF

Árbol tropical de la familia de las Bignoniáceas, de cuatro a cinco metros de altura, con tronco torcido y copa clara. Tiene hojas sentadas, opuestas, grandes y acorazonadas, flores axilares, blanquecinas, de mal olor, fruto globoso o alargado y de diversos tamaños según las subespecies, de corteza dura y blanquecina, llena de pulpa blanca con semillas negras, del cual, serrado en dos partes iguales, hacen los campesinos de América tazas, platos, jofainas, etc.

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