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Descriptor English: Peas
Descriptor Spanish: Guisantes
Descriptor guisantes
Entry term(s) Pisum
Pisum sativum
alverja
alverjas
arveja
arvejas
guisante
Scope note: Cepa leguminosa anual variable (Pisum sativum) que se cultiva por sus semillas comestibles, redondas, lisas o rugosas y ricas en proteínas, la semilla de las arvejas o guisantes, y las vainas inmaduras con sus semillas incluidas. (Webster s New Collegiate Dictionary, 1973)
Descriptor Portuguese: Ervilhas
Descriptor French: Pois
Entry term(s): Pea
Pisum
Pisum sativum
Pisums
sativum, Pisum
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.401.630
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018532
Scope note: A variable annual leguminous vine (Pisum sativum) that is cultivated for its rounded smooth or wrinkled edible protein-rich seeds, the seed of the pea, and the immature pods with their included seeds. (From Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1973)
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: Legumes (1978-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95; was see LEGUMES 1978-94
Online Note: use LEGUMES to search PEAS 1978-94
History Note: 95; was see LEGUMES 1978-94
DeCS ID: 32093
Unique ID: D018532
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Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/06/07
Revision Date: 2018/06/14
Peas - Preferred
Concept UI M0027783
Scope note A variable annual leguminous vine (Pisum sativum) that is cultivated for its rounded smooth or wrinkled edible protein-rich seeds, the seed of the pea, and the immature pods with their included seeds. (From Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1973)
Preferred term Peas
Entry term(s) Pea
Pisum sativum - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0460672
Preferred term Pisum sativum
Entry term(s) sativum, Pisum
Pisum - Narrower
Concept UI M000640201
Preferred term Pisum
Entry term(s) Pisums



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