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Descriptor English: Papaver
Descriptor Spanish: Papaver
Descriptor Papaver
Entry term(s) Papaver somniferum
adormidera
amapola
Scope note: Género de plantas herbáceas de Eurasia, la amapola (familia PAPAVERACEAE de la clase Dicotiledónea Magnoliopsida), que produce OPIO a partir del látex de las semillas de las vainas verdes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Papaver
Descriptor French: Papaver
Entry term(s): Opium Poppies
Opium Poppy
Papaver somniferum
Poppies
Poppies, Opium
Poppy
Poppy, Opium
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.836.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010207
Scope note: A genus of Eurasian herbaceous plants, the poppies (family PAPAVERACEAE of the dicotyledon class Magnoliopsida), that yield OPIUM from the latex of the unripe seed pods.
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: 1991, 1963-1985; see PLANTS, MEDICINAL 1986-1990
History Note: 1991(1986)1963
Related: Opium MeSH
DeCS ID: 10394
Unique ID: D010207
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/07/02
Papaver - Preferred
Concept UI M0015828
Scope note A genus of Eurasian herbaceous plants, the poppies (family PAPAVERACEAE of the dicotyledon class Magnoliopsida), that yield OPIUM from the latex of the unripe seed pods.
Preferred term Papaver
Entry term(s) Poppies
Poppy
Papaver somniferum - Narrower
Concept UI M000609496
Preferred term Papaver somniferum
Entry term(s) Opium Poppies
Opium Poppy
Poppies, Opium
Poppy, Opium



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