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CRAMBE [3 records]

Record 1 2022-02-28

English

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

A plant of the family Brassicaceae.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Brassicaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Aquaculture
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A wild seashore plant indigenous to western Europe, [which] may also be grown as a cultivated crop.

OBS

It is gathered for its white stems which are steamed and eaten in the same way as asparagus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Aquaculture
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Plante de la famille des crucifères, qui vit sur les galets des plages du nord de l'Europe et qu'on trouve en France jusqu'en Bretagne. Le crambe est cultivé en Angleterre pour ses jeunes pousses, que l'on mange blanchies [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Acuicultura
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 3 2010-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
  • Oilseed Crops
OBS

sea kale (seeds) Abyssinian cabbage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
  • Culture des plantes oléagineuses
OBS

Emplois : alimentation, lubrification, métallurgie. Régions de production : Pologne, États-Unis.

OBS

Nom botanique de la plante: Crambe abyssinica Hochstetter ex. R.E. Fries. Famille botanique: Crucifères. Nom de la matière première: graine de crambe (ou choux abyssin)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
  • Cultivo de oleaginosas
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