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HORTALIZA RAIZ [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vegetable Crop Production
- Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- root vegetable
1, record 1, English, root%20vegetable
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- root 2, record 1, English, root
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] root vegetable [is] a part of a plant grown underground and eaten as food. Root vegetables are a diverse group of foods, including culinary staples such as potatoes, onions, and carrots. Because "root vegetable" is a culinary category rather than a botanical one, it is composed not only of true roots but also bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, and other underground plant structures. 3, record 1, English, - root%20vegetable
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Production légumière
- Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- légume-racine
1, record 1, French, l%C3%A9gume%2Dracine
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- légume racine 2, record 1, French, l%C3%A9gume%20racine
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'appellation «légume racine» regroupe de nombreux légumes, de familles et d'apparences différentes. «Botaniquement» parlant, elle concerne également des organes différents. La racine stricto sensu, est la partie souterraine de la plante qui la maintient au sol et qui l'alimente en eau et en sels minéraux. Mais ce n'est pas le seul organe que l'on trouve sous terre : en effet, les rhizomes ne sont pas des racines, mais des tiges souterraines. Toute racine ou tout rhizome ne se consomme pas. Pour être considérés comme légumes, il faut qu'ils soient «tubérisés», c'est à dire transformés en tubercules. Un tubercule est un organe stockant des aliments de réserve. Il se trouve ainsi «gonflé» par ces derniers. On reconnaitra donc entre autres, comme racine tubérisée, la carotte, le panais, la betterave, le navet ou le radis, et comme rhizome tubérisé, la pomme de terre, le topinambour ou le gingembre. 3, record 1, French, - l%C3%A9gume%2Dracine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Producción hortícola
- Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hortaliza de raíz
1, record 1, Spanish, hortaliza%20de%20ra%C3%ADz
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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