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Descriptor English: Opuntia
Descriptor Spanish: Opuntia
Descriptor Opuntia
Entry term(s) Cactus humifusus
Cylindropuntia
Ficus indica
Opuntia ficus
Opuntia ficus-indica
Opuntia humifusa
Opuntia vulgaris
nopal
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia CACTACEAE. Especies con pencas cilíndricas denominadas Cholla; las pencas planas dan higos chumbos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Opuntia
Descriptor French: Opuntia
Entry term(s): Cactus, Cholla
Cactus, Prickly-pear
Cholla Cactus
Opuntia ficus
Opuntia ficus-indica
Opuntia vulgaris
Prickly pear Cactus
Prickly-pear Cactus
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.198.500.200.500
HP4.018.561.513
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029747
Scope note: A plant genus of the family CACTACEAE. Species with cylindrical joints are called Cholla; flat jointed ones are Prickly-pear.
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: 2002
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35730
Unique ID: D029747
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/07
Opuntia - Preferred
Concept UI M0385244
Scope note A plant genus of the family CACTACEAE. Species with cylindrical joints are called Cholla; flat jointed ones are Prickly-pear.
Preferred term Opuntia
Prickly-pear Cactus - Narrower
Concept UI M0385245
Preferred term Prickly-pear Cactus
Entry term(s) Cactus, Prickly-pear
Prickly pear Cactus
Opuntia ficus-indica - Narrower
Concept UI M0404776
Scope note Also used in homeopathic remedy. Cactus humifusus. Abbrev.: "opun-v.". Plant origin. Original habitat: North America. Parts used: stem.
Preferred term Opuntia ficus-indica
Entry term(s) Opuntia ficus
Opuntia vulgaris
Cholla Cactus - Narrower
Concept UI M0385246
Preferred term Cholla Cactus
Entry term(s) Cactus, Cholla



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