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CAMBUR [2 records]

Record 1 2007-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
  • Botany
DEF

Any of the treelike, herbaceous plants producing [bananas], especially Musa sapientum, widely cultivated in the tropics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
  • Botanique
DEF

Grande plante herbacée vivace originaire d'Asie du Sud-Est, cultivée dans les régions tropicales pour ses fruits, groupés en régime, les bananes [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fruticultura
  • Botánica
DEF

Planta tropical de hojas largas y enteras de hasta 2 m, que se cultiva en las regiones cálidas, cuyos frutos se presentan agrupados en racimos.

OBS

Familia musáceas.

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Record 2 2007-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
DEF

The elongated, curved fruit of any of various tropical plants (genus Musa), having sweet, whitish pulp and a thick yellow skin.

OBS

banana: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
DEF

Fruit du bananier, oblong, à peau jaune à maturité et à pulpe riche en amidon.

CONT

On distingue les bananes sucrées, que l'on cueille à maturité et que l'on consomme généralement crues, des bananes à cuire (dont les bananes plantains), que l'on ramasse encore vertes.

OBS

banane : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fruticultura
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
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