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19:17 Jul 21, 2015 |
French to English translations [PRO] Botany | |||||||
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3 +6 | pod |
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4 | husk |
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2 | shell |
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3 -2 | bark |
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shell Explanation: Food Industries Manual - Page 462 - Google Books Result https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1461311292 Christopher G J Baker, M.D. Ranken, R.C. Kill - 2012 - Technology & Engineering For good keeping quality these nuts should not contain more than 6% moisture. ... changed to shells, each containing two or three Seeds or nuts, are removed. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 mins (2015-07-21 19:21:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Health Benefits of the Kola Nut | LIVESTRONG.COM www.livestrong.com › Food and Drink 26 Apr 2015 - The kola nut belongs to the cocoa family and is native to Africa, as well ... to 2 inches long and looks like a chestnut, with its brown-colored shell. |
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husk Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husk Husk (or hull) in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed. It often refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize (corn) as it grows on the plant. Literally ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 minutes (2015-07-21 19:47:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Husk (==shell) could sound more philosophical? |
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bark Explanation: Ecorce is a generic french word for the "cover" (?) of a fruit (écorce d'orange) or of a tree (écorce d'arbre) http://www.infovisual.info/01/039_fr.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 40 mins (2015-07-21 19:57:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I just noticed if you go to french wiki and search for écorce, and then click on english (on the left banner) it links to bark :-) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Écorce https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bark -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 46 mins (2015-07-21 20:03:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I knew bark but didn't know if it could work for a nut and I found this http://www.amazon.fr/Lucky-Reptile-Substrat-éclats-décorce/d... "coconut bark" |
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48 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +6
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