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Descriptor English: Prunus
Descriptor Spanish: Prunus
Descriptor Prunus
Entry term(s) Prunus virginiana
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia ROSACEAE, orden Rosales, subclase Rosidae. Esta familia es bien conocida por sus frutos comestibles, como el albaricoque, la ciruela, el melocotón, la cereza y la almendra.
Descriptor Portuguese: Prunus
Descriptor French: Prunus
Entry term(s): Cerasus virginiana
Chokecherry Tree
Chokecherry Trees
Prunus virginiana
Tree, Chokecherry
Trees, Chokecherry
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.859.937.500.625
HP4.018.592.785
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D027861
Scope note: A plant genus in the family ROSACEAE, order Rosales, subclass Rosidae. It is best known as a source of edible fruits such as apricot, plum, peach, cherry, and almond.
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
Previous Indexing: Rosales (1998-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
Related: Amygdalus persica DeCS
DeCS ID: 35933
Unique ID: D027861
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Prunus - Preferred
Concept UI M0381051
Scope note A plant genus in the family ROSACEAE, order Rosales, subclass Rosidae. It is best known as a source of edible fruits such as apricot, plum, peach, cherry, and almond.
Preferred term Prunus
Chokecherry Tree - Narrower
Concept UI M0381057
Preferred term Chokecherry Tree
Entry term(s) Chokecherry Trees
Tree, Chokecherry
Trees, Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana - Narrower
Concept UI FD00059817
Scope note Homeopathic remedy. Synonym: Cerasus virginiana. Abbreviation: "prun-v.". Plant origin. Original habitat: North America. Parts used: peel.
Preferred term Prunus virginiana
Entry term(s) Cerasus virginiana



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