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MELON [3 records]

Record 1 2016-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

A sweet musky-odored edible melon that is the fruit of a trailing or climbing Asiatic herbaceous vine (Cucumis melo).

OBS

Cucumis Melo (L.)

French

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

Cucumis Melo (Linnaeus).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Fruticultura
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2013-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hats and Millinery
  • Men's Clothing
DEF

A man's stiff hat having a rounded crown and narrow brim.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chapellerie
  • Vêtements pour hommes
DEF

Chapeau d'homme en feutre rigide, de forme ronde et bombée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sombrerería
  • Ropa para caballeros
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Record 3 1986-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
CONT

... an adipose cushion, more or less well developed, in the snout region above the upper jaw ... the melon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Les représentants de ce sous-ordre [odontocètes] possèdent, sur l'aspect dorsal de leur rostre, une masse adipeuse à structure complexe et plus ou moins développée selon les espèces : le melon.

Spanish

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