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Record 1 2004-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
CONT

Prickly pears (Indian fig, barberry fig, and tuna) are the delicious fruit of a species of cactus and are most abundant during fall and early winter. They range in color from yellow to crimson ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Arboriculture fruitière
CONT

La figue de Barbarie provient d'une espèce de cactus à feuilles larges, répandue dans toutes les régions chaudes. Elle est de forme ovale, de couleur jaune-orangé et peut avoir jusqu'à 10 cm de long.

OBS

figue de Barbarie : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Fruticultura
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