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PIMENTA OFFICINALIS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pimenta
1, record 1, English, pimenta
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus of tropical American aromatic trees (family Myrtaceae) having large coriaceous pinnately veined leaves, small cymose flowers, and 1 to 6 pendulous ovules. 2, record 1, English, - pimenta
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pimenta
1, record 1, French, pimenta
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arbre de l'Amérique tropicale, très odoriférant, à grandes feuilles opposées coriaces, à nombreuses fleurs disposées en cymes à l'aisselle des feuilles supérieures. (Les fruits, bacciformes, sont employés comme condiment sous les noms de «quatre-épices, piment âcre, toute-épice, poivre de la jamaïque». Famille des myrtacées. 2, record 1, French, - pimenta
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-11-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Quebec Laws and Legal Documents
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- allspice
1, record 2, English, allspice
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- piment 2, record 2, English, piment
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The dried unripe fruits of a small, tropical, evergreen tree, Pimenta officinalis, of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) ... 1, record 2, English, - allspice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Allspice is so named because its flavor resembles that of a combination of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. 1, record 2, English, - allspice
Record 2, Key term(s)
- allspice tree
- Jamaica pimento
- Jamaica pepper
- Jamaica pepper tree
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Lois et documents juridiques québécois
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- piment de la Jamaïque
1, record 2, French, piment%20de%20la%20Jama%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- poivre de Jamaïque 2, record 2, French, poivre%20de%20Jama%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
- toute-épice 1, record 2, French, toute%2D%C3%A9pice
correct
- piment de la Jamaïque 1, record 2, French, piment%20de%20la%20Jama%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
- poivre anglais 1, record 2, French, poivre%20anglais
correct, masculine noun
- poivre de la Jamaïque 3, record 2, French, poivre%20de%20la%20Jama%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
- quatre-épices 4, record 2, French, quatre%2D%C3%A9pices
correct
- Eugenia piment 5, record 2, French, Eugenia%20piment
Latin
- Pimenta dioica 5, record 2, French, Pimenta%20dioica
Latin
- Pimenta officinalis 5, record 2, French, Pimenta%20officinalis
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le poivre anglais ou piment de la Jamaïque est le fruit du Pimenta officinalis (Myrtacées), arbre toujours vert croissant aux Antilles et cultivé surtout à la Jamaïque. On l'appelle également toute-épice parce qu'il possède une saveur aromatique et piquante qui rappelle la girofle, la muscade, le poivre et la cannelle. 1, record 2, French, - piment%20de%20la%20Jama%C3%AFque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le nom officiel français est] piment de la Jamaïque. Il [...] est souhaitable que disparaissent du commerce des appellations aussi imprécises que toute épice et quatre-épices. 5, record 2, French, - piment%20de%20la%20Jama%C3%AFque
Record 2, Key term(s)
- poivrier de la Jamaïque
- myrte-piment
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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