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ARROWROOT [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- East Indian arrowroot
1, record 1, English, East%20Indian%20arrowroot
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Zingiberaceae. 2, record 1, English, - East%20Indian%20arrowroot
Record 1, Key term(s)
- East Indian arrow-root
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arrowroot des Indes Orientales
1, record 1, French, arrowroot%20des%20Indes%20Orientales
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Zingiberaceae. 2, record 1, French, - arrowroot%20des%20Indes%20Orientales
Record 1, Key term(s)
- arrow-root des Indes Orientales
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arrurruz de las Indias Orientales
1, record 1, Spanish, arrurruz%20de%20las%20Indias%20Orientales
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Vegetable Crop Production
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- edible canna
1, record 2, English, edible%20canna
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- achira 2, record 2, English, achira
correct
- tous-les-mois 3, record 2, English, tous%2Dles%2Dmois
correct
- Queensland arrowroot 2, record 2, English, Queensland%20arrowroot
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Starchy rootstocks that are known as tous-les-mois. The extracted starch is sometimes sold as arrowroot and is used in the preparation of baby foods, as well as being an adulterant of Cocoa. Native to the West Indies and South America. 4, record 2, English, - edible%20canna
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Production légumière
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- canna comestible
1, record 2, French, canna%20comestible
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tous-les-mois 1, record 2, French, tous%2Dles%2Dmois
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tubercule comestible sous le nom de tous-les-mois, donnant une fécule très digeste. Plante alimentaire très importante dans le Pacifique et en Australie. 1, record 2, French, - canna%20comestible
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria alimentaria
- Producción hortícola
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- achira
1, record 2, Spanish, achira
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- adeire 1, record 2, Spanish, adeire
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- arrowroot
1, record 3, English, arrowroot
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Bermuda arrowroot 1, record 3, English, Bermuda%20arrowroot
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Perennial herb of the family Marantaceae, native to tropical America, flowers white, rhizomes yield arrowroot starch. 2, record 3, English, - arrowroot
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- marante
1, record 3, French, marante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- maranta 2, record 3, French, maranta
correct, masculine noun
- herbe aux flèches 1, record 3, French, herbe%20aux%20fl%C3%A8ches
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sous-arbrisseau [...] Les rhizomes de Maranta arundinacea [...] fournissent une fécule [...] (arrow-root des Antilles) [...] type de la famille des Marantacées. 2, record 3, French, - marante
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- maranta
1, record 3, Spanish, maranta
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-03-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Queensland arrowroot 1, record 4, English, Queensland%20arrowroot
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- canna arrowroot 1, record 4, English, canna%20arrowroot
- canna starch 1, record 4, English, canna%20starch
- toloman starch 2, record 4, English, toloman%20starch
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Product derived from the plant Canna edulis. 1, record 4, English, - Queensland%20arrowroot
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fécule de tous les mois
1, record 4, French, f%C3%A9cule%20de%20tous%20les%20mois
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- arrowroot du Queensland 1, record 4, French, arrowroot%20du%20Queensland
- fécule de Toloman 1, record 4, French, f%C3%A9cule%20de%20Toloman
feminine noun
- fécule de toloman 2, record 4, French, f%C3%A9cule%20de%20toloman
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Produit dérivé du végétal Canna edulis. 1, record 4, French, - f%C3%A9cule%20de%20tous%20les%20mois
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- arrurruz de canna
1, record 4, Spanish, arrurruz%20de%20canna
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- fécula de Tolomán 1, record 4, Spanish, f%C3%A9cula%20de%20Tolom%C3%A1n
feminine noun
- fécula de tolomán 2, record 4, Spanish, f%C3%A9cula%20de%20tolom%C3%A1n
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Producto derivado de la planta Canna edulis. 1, record 4, Spanish, - arrurruz%20de%20canna
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-01-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- tacca
1, record 5, English, tacca
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- pia plant 1, record 5, English, pia%20plant
correct
- South Sea arrowroot 1, record 5, English, South%20Sea%20arrowroot
- otaheite arrowroot 1, record 5, English, otaheite%20arrowroot
correct
- Tahiti arrowroot 1, record 5, English, Tahiti%20arrowroot
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, Key term(s)
- pia
- Figi-arrowroot tacca
- East Indian arrowroot
- Tacca pinnatifida
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tacca
1, record 5, French, tacca
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- pia 2, record 5, French, pia
correct
- arrowroot de Taïti 2, record 5, French, arrowroot%20de%20Ta%C3%AFti
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plante herbacée tropicale, à grandes feuilles découpées, dont les tubercules fournissent une fécule comestible. 3, record 5, French, - tacca
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria alimentaria
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- taca
1, record 5, Spanish, taca
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- Tacca pinnatifida 1, record 5, Spanish, Tacca%20pinnatifida
Latin
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-02-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Dietetics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- arrowroot
1, record 6, English, arrowroot
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- arrowroot starch 2, record 6, English, arrowroot%20starch
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Starch obtained from the roots of a plant native to tropical America. Finely ground to the consistency of cornstarch, it is used as a flavorless thickening agent in light sauces and glazes. 3, record 6, English, - arrowroot
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arrowroot: Tuber of the West Indian plant, Maranta arundinacea, mainly used to prepare arrowroot starch, the most refined of all feculas. 2, record 6, English, - arrowroot
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Diététique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- arrow-root
1, record 6, French, arrow%2Droot
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- fécule d'arrow-root 2, record 6, French, f%C3%A9cule%20d%27arrow%2Droot
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produit industriel extrait par voie humide des rhizomes de diverses espèces du genre Maranta L. et en particulier du Maranta arundinacea L. 1, record 6, French, - arrow%2Droot
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compte tenu de l'origine géographique, il existe plusieurs appellations de l'arrow-root : Arrow-root des Antilles. Arrow-root de la Barbade, de la Jamaïque ou des Bermudes. Arrow-root de Saint-Vincent. 1, record 6, French, - arrow%2Droot
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[L'emploi] du terme arrow-root dans la dénomination d'autres fécules doit être évité. Ces produits doivent être désignés par le mot «fécule» accompagné du nom de la plante dont elle est extraite. 1, record 6, French, - arrow%2Droot
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
arrow-root; fécule d'arrow-root : Termes normalisés par l'AFNOR. 3, record 6, French, - arrow%2Droot
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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