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Descriptor English: Lauraceae
Descriptor Spanish: Lauraceae
Descriptor Lauraceae
Scope note: Familia de plantas principalmente aromáticas, perennes, del orden Laurales. La familia del laurel incluye 2.200 especies en 45 géneros y de ellos se derivan extractos medicinales, aceites esenciales, alcanfor y otros productos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lauraceae
Descriptor French: Lauraceae
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.595.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019770
Scope note: A family of mainly aromatic evergreen plants in the order Laurales. The laurel family includes 2,200 species in 45 genera and from these are derived medicinal extracts, essential oils, camphor and other products.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98
DeCS ID: 33303
Unique ID: D019770
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Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2017/07/07
Lauraceae - Preferred
Concept UI M0029337
Scope note A family of mainly aromatic evergreen plants in the order Laurales. The laurel family includes 2,200 species in 45 genera and from these are derived medicinal extracts, essential oils, camphor and other products.
Preferred term Lauraceae



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