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POIS-MANIOC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Vegetable Crop Production
- Food Industries
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- yam bean
1, record 1, English, yam%20bean
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- manioc bean 2, record 1, English, manioc%20bean
correct
- jicama 3, record 1, English, jicama
correct
- Mexican yam bean 4, record 1, English, Mexican%20yam%20bean
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mexican root vegetable, looks like a giant-size brown-skinned turnip. White flesh, crisp texture and slightly sweet flavor, it is delicious raw or cooked. 5, record 1, English, - yam%20bean
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A native of Mexico and central America, but is now commonly cultivated throughout the tropics, West Indies and China. 6, record 1, English, - yam%20bean
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Not to be confused with Pachyrrhizus tuberosus, another herbaceous vine also sometimes called yam bean or potato bean (cf. Hortus Third : A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada (BAIHO), 1976, p. 809). 7, record 1, English, - yam%20bean
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Pachyrhyzus erosus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Production légumière
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dolique tubéreux
1, record 1, French, dolique%20tub%C3%A9reux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pois patate 2, record 1, French, pois%20patate
correct, masculine noun
- pois-manioc 3, record 1, French, pois%2Dmanioc
correct, masculine noun
- jicama 4, record 1, French, jicama
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Légumineuse à racines tubéreuses utilisée pour l’alimentation humaine et comme source d’amidon. 3, record 1, French, - dolique%20tub%C3%A9reux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Producción hortícola
- Industria alimentaria
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- jícama
1, record 1, Spanish, j%C3%ADcama
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- jíquima 1, record 1, Spanish, j%C3%ADquima
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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