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Descriptor English: Cedrus
Descriptor Spanish: Cedrus
Descriptor Cedrus
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia PINACEAE, orden Pinales, clase Pinopsida, división Coniferophyta. De estas plantas se extrae el aceite de cedro. El término cedro se refiere generalmente a este, aunque también forma parte del nombre de plantas de otro género.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cedrus
Descriptor French: Cedrus
Entry term(s): Cedar Tree
Cedar Trees
Tree, Cedar
Trees, Cedar
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.625.875.222
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D028203
Scope note: A plant genus in the family PINACEAE, order Pinales, class Pinopsida, division Coniferophyta. It is the source of cedarwood oil. Cedar ordinarily refers to this but also forms part of the name of plants in other genera.
Annotation: note entry term CEDAR TREE; restrict to genus CEDRUS; do not use for other genera referred to as cedar in the literature; check MeSH for other cedar terms
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: Trees (1965-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35988
Unique ID: D028203
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Cedrus - Preferred
Concept UI M0381819
Scope note A plant genus in the family PINACEAE, order Pinales, class Pinopsida, division Coniferophyta. It is the source of cedarwood oil. Cedar ordinarily refers to this but also forms part of the name of plants in other genera.
Preferred term Cedrus
Entry term(s) Cedar Tree
Cedar Trees
Tree, Cedar
Trees, Cedar



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