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LUFFA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- angled luffa 1, record 1, English, angled%20luffa
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sing-kwa 1, record 1, English, sing%2Dkwa
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Leaves angled, but little if at all lobed except on young shoots; ... fruit club-shaped, 1 foot long or less, strongly 10- angled, seeds wrinkled, wingless. 1, record 1, English, - angled%20luffa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Young fruits used for food in the Orient. 1, record 1, English, - angled%20luffa
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- papengaye
1, record 1, French, papengaye
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- laine-torchon des Antilles 2, record 1, French, laine%2Dtorchon%20des%20Antilles
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une autre espèce de courge-torchon Luffa acutangula Roxb. (L. fœtida Cav.) connue sous le nom de papengaye est également cultivée dans de nombreuses régions tropicales. Les fruits de cette espèce sont oblongs et présentent 10 côtes saillantes. Ils ont la même utilisation que ceux de L. cylindrica. 3, record 1, French, - papengaye
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vegetable Crop Production
- Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- loofa
1, record 2, English, loofa
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- loofah 2, record 2, English, loofah
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus of the order Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family, characterized by large fruits, which are dry and fibrous. The fruit is dry and oblong or cylindrical in shape and dried for use as a bath sponge. 1, record 2, English, - loofa
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Production légumière
- Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- courge torchon
1, record 2, French, courge%20torchon
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Luffa, également très rustiques, ne peuvent être consommés qu'à l'état très jeune (fruits de moins de 10 cm). Ensuite le réseau de fibres qui constitue l'éponge végétale de Luffa cylindrica Roem, mais qui apparaît aussi dans les fruits à section étoilée de L. acutangula Rexb. les rend impropres à la consommation. 2, record 2, French, - courge%20torchon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Producción hortícola
- Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- paste
1, record 2, Spanish, paste
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- paste de esponja 1, record 2, Spanish, paste%20de%20esponja
masculine noun
- jaboncillo 1, record 2, Spanish, jaboncillo
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- long sponge plant 1, record 3, English, long%20sponge%20plant
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- éponge végétale
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9ponge%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
courge ornementale. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Personal Esthetics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- loofah friction glove 1, record 4, English, loofah%20friction%20glove
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Esthétique et soins corporels
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gant pour friction en luffa
1, record 4, French, gant%20pour%20friction%20en%20luffa
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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