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EUROPEAN SWEET CHESTNUT [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

This [tree of the family Fagaceae] yields the edible chestnut ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Arbre de la famille des Fagacées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

Árbol de gran porte de la familia fagáceas, que alcanza hasta 30 m de altura ... Sus frutos (castañas) son comestibles; se recogen una vez caídos, aunque se completa la recolección con el vareo de los árboles.

OBS

La corteza contiene ácidos tánicos y las hojas pueden utilizarse como forraje. La corteza y el leño se emplean en medicina popular como astringentes.

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