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Descriptor English: Spinacia oleracea
Descriptor Spanish: Spinacia oleracea
Descriptor Spinacia oleracea
Entry term(s) espinaca
Scope note: Planta ampliamente cultivada (Spinacia oleracea), natural de Asia, con hojas suculentas comestibles. (American Heritage Dictionary, 1982)
Descriptor Portuguese: Spinacia oleracea
Descriptor French: Spinacia oleracea
Entry term(s): Spinach
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.200.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018724
Scope note: A widely cultivated plant, native to Asia, having succulent, edible leaves eaten as a vegetable. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EC economics
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Plants (1966-1994)
Plants, Edible (1966-1994)
Vegetables (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see SPINACH 1995-2004
History Note: 2005(1995)
DeCS ID: 32020
Unique ID: D018724
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/02/28
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Spinacia oleracea - Preferred
Concept UI M0028054
Scope note A widely cultivated plant, native to Asia, having succulent, edible leaves eaten as a vegetable. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982)
Preferred term Spinacia oleracea
Spinach - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0456343
Preferred term Spinach



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