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BUTTERNUT [3 records]

Record 1 2008-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A tree of the family Juglandaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Arbre de la famille des Juglandaceae.

OBS

«Noyer cendré» est le terme recommandé par le comité du Service canadien des forêts.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2008-03-06

English

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

A smooth somewhat bottle-shaped straight-necked winter squash that is buff to yellow in colour and has fine textured orange to yellow flesh.

French

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

Courge musquée. Courge ressemblant à une grosse poire. Elle est meilleure lorsqu'elle mesure de 30 à 20 cm de long et que sa base a une douzaine de centimètres de diamètre. Sa chair orangée est riche en carotène. La peau lisse de couleur crème se pèle facilement; une courge verdâtre n'est pas mûre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
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Record 3 2002-01-24

English

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

The sweet-flavored edible nut of an American tree (Juglans cinerea) that is distinguished from the black walnut by being ellipsoid and pointed.

French

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

Fruit du noyer cendré (Juglans cinerea).

Key term(s)
  • noix longue

Spanish

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

Fruto del arból nogal ceniciento (Juglans cinera).

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