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primeurs

Definitions of primeurs
  1. noun
    fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
    synonyms: produits frais
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    types:
    fruit comestible
    edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
    légume
    edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
    comestibles
    any green goods that are good to eat
    légume cru
    an uncooked vegetable
    légume
    the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
    herbe aromatique
    any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning
    légume vert
    any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
    solanacée
    any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
    légume à racine comestible, racine alimentaire
    any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
    rhubarbe
    long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened
    choux
    a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts
    courge, gourde
    edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
    concombre
    cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
    artichaut
    a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
    asperge
    edible young shoots of the asparagus plant
    pousse de bambou
    edible young shoots of bamboo
    oignon
    an aromatic flavorful vegetable
    poireau
    related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves
    cardon
    only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes
    céleri
    stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
    gombo, okra
    long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
    champignon
    fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
    citrouille
    usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
    truffe
    edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber
    fruit tombé
    fruit that has fallen from the tree
    pomme
    fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
    baie
    any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
    agrumes
    any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
    tangelo
    large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
    abricot
    downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
    pêche
    downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh
    nectarine
    a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin
    prune
    any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit
    fruit sec
    fruit preserved by drying
    figue
    fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
    ananas
    large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
    banane
    elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
    fruit de la passion
    egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks
    fruit à pain
    a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts
    jaque
    immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
    melon
    any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
    cerise
    a red fruit with a single hard stone
    grain de raisain, raisin
    any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
    asimine
    fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
    papaye
    large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh
    kiwi
    fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
    mangue
    large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed
    tamarin
    large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys
    avocat
    a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
    datte
    sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
    baie de sureau
    berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
    prune sauvage
    fruit of the wild plum of southern United States
    jujube
    dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees
    litche, litchi
    Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
    mammee
    globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
    nèfle
    crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
    nèfle
    a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
    poire
    sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
    banane des Antilles, plantain
    starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
    brunion
    hybrid between plum and apricot
    grenade
    large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind
    coing
    aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
    sorbe
    acid gritty-textured fruit
    fenouil
    aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
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