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MAIS CHIEN [1 record]

Record 1 1993-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
CONT

Later what seemed a more likely candidate was discovered: a plant intermediate between teosinte and corn. It bore a small ear with pointed kernels resembling a dog's teeth ... and was therefore called dog corn or coyote corn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
CONT

On découvrit plus tard un meilleur candidat, intermédiaire entre la téosinte et le maïs. Cette plante possède un petit épi qui porte des graines pointues, ressemblant à des dents de chien [...] C'est la raison pour laquelle on la baptisa «maïs chien» ou «maïs coyote» [...]

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