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CUCURBITA LAGENARIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
- Vegetable Crop Production
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- trumpet gourd
1, record 1, English, trumpet%20gourd
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- white-flowered gourd 2, record 1, English, white%2Dflowered%20gourd
correct
- calabash gourd 2, record 1, English, calabash%20gourd
correct
- dipper gourd 2, record 1, English, dipper%20gourd
correct
- bottle gourd 3, record 1, English, bottle%20gourd
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lagenaria vulgaris, a tropical vine, family Cucurbitaceae, planted widely because of its fruit. ... The fruit is variable in size ranging from three inches to three feet in length and has a round, flattened, crooked neck, or dumbbell-shaped with a hard rind. Used in making the necks of tobacco pipes. 2, record 1, English, - trumpet%20gourd
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.; L. leucantha (Duchesne) Rusby; L. vulgaris Ser. 4, record 1, English, - trumpet%20gourd
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
- Production légumière
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boutelle
1, record 1, French, boutelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- courge boutelle 1, record 1, French, courge%20boutelle
correct, feminine noun
- calebasse 2, record 1, French, calebasse
correct, feminine noun
- gourde 3, record 1, French, gourde
correct, feminine noun
- gourde commune 4, record 1, French, gourde%20commune
feminine noun
- longe 5, record 1, French, longe
feminine noun, regional
- courge de pèlerin 6, record 1, French, courge%20de%20p%C3%A8lerin
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une autre Cucurbitacée robuste, très résistante aux maladies, peut être cultivée pour ses fruits immatures, c'est la Calebasse ou Gourde, (Longe aux Antilles, anglais : bottle gourd) Lagenaria vulgaris Seringe (syn. L. siceraria, L. leucantha). 5, record 1, French, - boutelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les jeunes fruits de certains cv. sont recherchés comme légumes de table notamment en Inde et en Extrême-Orient. À complet développement, ils sont utilisés pour faire des récipients lorsqu'ils sont desséchés. 4, record 1, French, - boutelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En Amérique du Sud, on tire de la pulpe un liquide dont on fait un sirop réputé. 7, record 1, French, - boutelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
- Producción hortícola
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- calabaza vinatera
1, record 1, Spanish, calabaza%20vinatera
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- calabaza de peregrino 1, record 1, Spanish, calabaza%20de%20peregrino
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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