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PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-19

English

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

French

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 1999-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Food Additives
DEF

An essential oil from the leaves of Prunus laurocerasus, (Rosaceae), mainly composed of cyanhydric acid and benzaldehyde. A flavoring for maraschino cherries, bread and Vienna bakery products.

OBS

Cherry laurel (Prunus Laurocerasus, also Laurocerasus officinalis), evergreen shrub, of the rose family (Rosaceae), native to Europe ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Huile essentielle des feuilles d’une rosacée(Prunus laurocerasus), composée principalement d’acide cyanhydrique et de benzaldéhyde. Aromatisant pour cerises au marasquin, pains et viennoiseries.

OBS

Le laurier-cerise est un arbrisseau [dont] les fleurs et les feuilles contiennent de l’acide cyanhydrique et une essence aromatique; elles ont le parfum de l’amande amère.

Spanish

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