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PLANTE VOLUBILE [4 records]

Record 1 2016-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Wildflower with alternate leaves, white funnel-shaped flowers on long stalk. ... Sandy or rocky fields or banks. Morning Glory Family [East North America].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Plante plus ou moins pubescente; tige dressée(long. 13-15 cm.), très rarement volubile; feuilles ovales, subcordées à la base; corolle(long. 4-5 cm.) blanche; calice muni à la base de deux bractées foliacées.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-09

English

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

A twining North American plant, of the legume family [(Fabaceae)], having clusters of fragrant brownish flowers and an edible tuber.

OBS

Can be cooked like potatoes or used in desserts.

OBS

groundnut: common name also used to refer to the species Arachis hypogaea.

French

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

Plante herbacée volubile dont les fleurs, à odeur suave sont en grappe simple [et qui] produit des tubercules farineux comestibles, mais de qualité médiocre.

OBS

À ne pas confondre avec l’arachide [(Arachis hypogaea)] que les Anglais appellent aussi «groundnut».

Key term(s)
  • pénac
  • patate en chapelet

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 3 2011-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Vegetable Crop Production
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Agricultural food product (pulse - food grain).

CONT

Kidney bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, family [Fabaceae], a tropical, annual herb widely and popularly cultivated for its edible seed or pod.

OBS

haricot bean; common bean: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Production légumière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Le haricot(Phaseolus vulgaris) de la famille des [Fabaceae] est une plante annuelle, dressée ou volubile.

OBS

Produit agricole alimentaire (légume sec - grain de plante).

OBS

Cultivé pour ses grains à l’état frais ou sec (haricot à écosser).

OBS

haricot; haricot commun : termes normalisés par l’ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Producción hortícola
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale

Spanish

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