| Descriptor English: | Zea mays | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Zea mays
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Zea mays | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Zea mays | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Corn Corn, Indian Indian Corn Maize Teosinte Zea |
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| Tree number(s): |
B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.966 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003313 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its EDIBLE GRAIN, corn, used as food and animal FODDER. |
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| Annotation: | restrict to American corn: for ancient & non-American use of the word "corn", index EDIBLE GRAIN |
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| 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 |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2003; see CORN 1966-2002, see GRAIN 1963-1965 |
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| History Note: | 2003(1963) |
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| DeCS ID: | 3332 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003313 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/13 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Zea mays
- Preferred
Zea
- Broader
Corn
- Related but not broader or narrower
Teosinte
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0005172 |
| Scope note | A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its EDIBLE GRAIN, corn, used as food and animal FODDER. |
| Preferred term | Zea mays |
| Concept UI |
M0005173 |
| Preferred term | Zea |
| Concept UI |
M0401524 |
| Preferred term | Corn |
| Entry term(s) |
Corn, Indian Indian Corn Maize |
| Concept UI |
M0405793 |
| Scope note | Zea species that are thought to be ancestors and probable progenitors to corn. |
| Preferred term | Teosinte |
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