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Record 1 2010-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Egg Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeufs (Industrie de l'alimentation)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huevos (Industria alimentaria)
DEF

Materia blanca, albuminosa y transparente que rodea la yema del huevo.

OBS

Término utilizado para los fines del Codex Alimentarius.

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Record 2 2008-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
  • Plant and Crop Production
DEF

Nutritive protein material within the embryo sac of seed plants.

OBS

In French, this term should not be confused with "endosperm", which relates to gymnosperms ...

OBS

endosperm: term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
DEF

Substance de réserve qui entoure l'embryon dans la graine et qui lui sert de nourriture lors de la germination.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «endosperme» [qui se rend aussi par «endosperm» en anglais].

OBS

Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Biología vegetal
  • Producción vegetal
DEF

Tejido existente en algunas semillas, que sirve de alimento al embrión.

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