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MEDEOLA VIRGINIANA [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Medeola virginiana
Latin
Medeola virginica
Latin
OBS

One species, a perennial herb native to e. North America [of the family Liliaceae] ... The rhizomes are crisp and edible, with a cucumberlike flavor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Medeola virginiana
Latin
Medeola virginica
Latin
OBS

Plante vivace, à rhizome blanc, à odeur de concombre, originaire de l'est de l'Amérique du Nord, famille des Liliacées. Le rhizome charnu se cuit sous la cendre, dans certaines campagnes il est aussi mariné dans le vinaigre.

Key term(s)
  • concombre sauvage
  • jarnotte

Spanish

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