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INDIAN CUCUMBER ROOT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Indian cucumber root
1, record 1, English, Indian%20cucumber%20root
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One species, a perennial herb native to e. North America [of the family Liliaceae] ... The rhizomes are crisp and edible, with a cucumberlike flavor. 2, record 1, English, - Indian%20cucumber%20root
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- médéole de Virginie
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9d%C3%A9ole%20de%20Virginie
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante vivace, à rhizome blanc, à odeur de concombre, originaire de l'est de l'Amérique du Nord, famille des Liliacées. Le rhizome charnu se cuit sous la cendre, dans certaines campagnes il est aussi mariné dans le vinaigre. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9d%C3%A9ole%20de%20Virginie
Record 1, Key term(s)
- concombre sauvage
- jarnotte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- whorled pogonia
1, record 2, English, whorled%20pogonia
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- green adderling 2, record 2, English, green%20adderling
- whorl-crest 2, record 2, English, whorl%2Dcrest
- large whorled crest-lip 2, record 2, English, large%20whorled%20crest%2Dlip
- five-leaved orchid 2, record 2, English, five%2Dleaved%20orchid
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wildflower of Est North America of the Orchis family. Resembles the Indian Cucumber Root. 3, record 2, English, - whorled%20pogonia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pogonie verticillée
1, record 2, French, pogonie%20verticill%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fleur sauvage de l'Est de l'Amérique du Nord de la famille des Orchidacées, ressemble beaucoup à la Médéole de Virginie, Concombre sauvage. 2, record 2, French, - pogonie%20verticill%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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