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THEA SINENSIS [1 record]

Record 1 2013-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Tea is a shrub, grown for a hot drink made from its leaves. It is appreciated for its stimulant properties and health benefits, and as the centre of social rituals such as the Japanese tea ceremony and British teatime.

OBS

A plant of the family Theaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Le théier est un arbuste cultivé dont les feuilles servent à préparer une boisson chaude. Apprécié pour ses propriétés stimulantes et bienfaisantes, il est au centre de rites sociaux tels que la cérémonie du thé japonaise et la pause-thé britannique.

OBS

Arbuste de la famille des Theaceae.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Árbol procedente de Oriente [...] de hoja perenne, elíptica, flores blancas y fruto capsular con tres semillas negruzcas. Puede alcanzar hasta los 10 o 15 metros en estado salvaje, aunque se suele tallar a 1,10 metros, del suelo para facilitar su recolección.

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