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POMME AIR [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.)
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air potato
1, record 1, English, air%20potato
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- airpotato yam 1, record 1, English, airpotato%20yam
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- igname bulbifère
1, record 1, French, igname%20bulbif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pomme en l'air 1, record 1, French, pomme%20en%20l%27air
correct, feminine noun
- pomme de terre de l'air 2, record 1, French, pomme%20de%20terre%20de%20l%27air
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dioscorea bulbifera L. [...] Les tubercules aériens sont soit polygonaux, parfois lobés (formes africaines), soit arrondis et semblables à des pommes de terre (formes asiatiques), très compacts, et de très bonne conservation. 3, record 1, French, - igname%20bulbif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces bulbilles sont comestibles, mais il convient cependant, avant de les consommer, de les râper ou de les couper [...] et de les soumettre à un lavage afin de débarrasser la chair des principes amers qu'elle contient; on obtient ainsi un aliment médiocre, donné plus volontiers en nourriture aux porcs. 2, record 1, French, - igname%20bulbif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
- Alimentación animal (Agricultura)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- batata de aire
1, record 1, Spanish, batata%20de%20aire
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- papa de aire 1, record 1, Spanish, papa%20de%20aire
masculine noun, South America
- ñame de mata 1, record 1, Spanish, %C3%B1ame%20de%20mata
- ñame para 1, record 1, Spanish, %C3%B1ame%20para
Venezuela
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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