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MACHETE [3 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutlery Manufacture
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
  • Plant and Crop Production
DEF

A large heavy knife with a broad blade, used as a weapon and an implement for cutting vegetation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coutellerie
  • Armes blanches
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
DEF

Grand coutelas des régions tropicales, à lame épaisse, à poignée courte, utilisé à la volée et servant à la fois d'outil et d'arme.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-06-09

English

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

A plant of the family Fabaceae.

OBS

coral tree: common name also used to refer to the genus Erythrina.

Key term(s)
  • coral-bean
  • coraltree

French

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

Plante de la famille des Fabaceae.

OBS

immortelle : nom commun utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Gliricidia sepium et l'espèce Helichrysum petiolare.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

machete: an item in the "Agricultural Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

machette de verger : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement agricoles» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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