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Descriptor English: Daucus carota
Descriptor Spanish: Daucus carota
Descriptor Daucus carota
Entry term(s) Daucus
Scope note: Especie de plantas de la familia APIACEAE ampliamente cultivada por sus raices anaranjadas comestibles. La planta posee hojas finamente divididas y racimos aplanados de pequeñas flores blancas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Daucus carota
Descriptor French: Daucus carota
Entry term(s): Carrot
Carrots
Daucus
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.075.278
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018552
Scope note: A plant species of the family APIACEAE that is widely cultivated for the edible yellow-orange root. The plant has finely divided leaves and flat clusters of small white flowers.
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: Carrots (1995-2002)
Plants (1966-1994)
Plants, Edible (1966-1979)
Vegetables (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 2003; see CARROTS 1995-2002
History Note: 2003(1995)
DeCS ID: 32320
Unique ID: D018552
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Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/06/07
Revision Date: 2018/06/14
Daucus carota - Preferred
Concept UI M0027815
Scope note A plant species of the family APIACEAE that is widely cultivated for the edible yellow-orange root. The plant has finely divided leaves and flat clusters of small white flowers.
Preferred term Daucus carota
Carrots - Narrower
Concept UI M0396496
Preferred term Carrots
Entry term(s) Carrot
Daucus - Broader
Concept UI M000640200
Preferred term Daucus



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