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Record 1 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Vegetable Crop Production
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Canna edulis
Latin
OBS

Starchy rootstocks that are known as tous-les-mois. The extracted starch is sometimes sold as arrowroot and is used in the preparation of baby foods, as well as being an adulterant of Cocoa. Native to the West Indies and South America.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Production légumière
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Canna edulis
Latin
OBS

Tubercule comestible sous le nom de tous-les-mois, donnant une fécule très digeste. Plante alimentaire très importante dans le Pacifique et en Australie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Producción hortícola
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Canna edulis
Latin
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