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Descriptor English: Crocus
Descriptor Spanish: Crocus
Descriptor Crocus
Entry term(s) Crocus clusii
Crocus sativus
Crocus vernus
azafranes
azafrán
azafrán crocus
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia IRIDACEAE, conocido por ser la fuente del azafrán.
Descriptor Portuguese: Crocus
Descriptor French: Crocus
Entry term(s): Crocus sativus
Crocus, Saffron
Saffron
Saffron Crocus
Saffrons
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.618.100.400.500
HP4.018.189.781
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D027622
Scope note: A plant genus, in the IRIDACEAE family, known as a source of Saffron.
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
Previous Indexing: Liliaceae (1996-2001)
Plants (1969-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; for SAFFRON see Liliaceae 1998-2001
History Note: 2002; for SAFFRON use Liliaceae 1998-2001
DeCS ID: 35852
Unique ID: D027622
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/07
Crocus - Preferred
Concept UI M0029198
Scope note A plant genus, in the IRIDACEAE family, known as a source of Saffron.
Preferred term Crocus
Entry term(s) Saffron
Saffrons
Crocus sativus - Narrower
Concept UI M0383893
Preferred term Crocus sativus
Entry term(s) Crocus, Saffron
Saffron Crocus



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