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GOMBO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Vegetable Crop Production
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- okra
1, record 1, English, okra
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- okro 2, record 1, English, okro
correct
- gumbo 1, record 1, English, gumbo
correct
- gombo 3, record 1, English, gombo
correct
- gobo 3, record 1, English, gobo
correct
- gobbo 4, record 1, English, gobbo
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews. 2, record 1, English, - okra
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus. 2, record 1, English, - okra
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Production légumière
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- okra
1, record 1, French, okra
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ketmie 2, record 1, French, ketmie
correct, feminine noun
- ketmia comestible 3, record 1, French, ketmia%20comestible
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- gombo comestible 4, record 1, French, gombo%20comestible
correct, masculine noun
- gombo 5, record 1, French, gombo
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- gombaud 3, record 1, French, gombaud
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- gombaut 2, record 1, French, gombaut
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plante potagère dont on utilise, dans les pays chauds, les jeunes fruits pour faire des potages et des sauces. 4, record 1, French, - okra
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gombo; gombaud; okra; ketmia comestible : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR. 6, record 1, French, - okra
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ketmie comestible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Producción hortícola
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- okra
1, record 1, Spanish, okra
correct, feminine noun, Argentina, Spain, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- quimbombó 2, record 1, Spanish, quimbomb%C3%B3
correct, masculine noun, Cuba
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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