| Descriptor English: | Agave | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Agave                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Agave | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Agave | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Agaves American Century Plant Century Plant Century Plants Maguey Magueys Plant, Century Plants, Century  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        B01.875.800.575.912.250.618.100.060.032 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D027882 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A genus known for fibers obtained from their leaves: sisal from A. sisalana, henequen from A. fourcroyoides and A. cantala, or Manila-Maguey fiber from A. cantala. Some species provide a sap that is fermented to an intoxicating drink, called pulque in Mexico. Some contain agavesides. | 
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| Annotation: | entry term CENTURY PLANT: CENTAURIUM is also available | 
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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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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Plants, Medicinal (1966-2001) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2002 | 
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| History Note: | 2002 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 35651 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D027882 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2002/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2001/08/03 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/07 | 
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                                        ORGANISMS
 
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota 
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                        Agave                                            
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                        Maguey                                            
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                        Century Plant                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0381059 | 
                                
| Scope note | A genus known for fibers obtained from their leaves: sisal from A. sisalana, henequen from A. fourcroyoides and A. cantala, or Manila-Maguey fiber from A. cantala. Some species provide a sap that is fermented to an intoxicating drink, called pulque in Mexico. Some contain agavesides. | 
| Preferred term | Agave | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Agaves                                                 | 
                                
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                                        M0396439 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Maguey | 
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                                                                                            Magueys                                                 | 
                                
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                                        M0396438 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Century Plant | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            American Century Plant                                                 Century Plants Plant, Century Plants, Century  | 
                                
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