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Descriptor English: Eleocharis
Descriptor Spanish: Eleocharis
Descriptor Eleocharis
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia CYPERACEAE. El cormo de la especie Eleocharis (p. ej., Eleocharis dulcis) es comestible y suele recibir el nombre de "castaña de agua", término que a veces también hace referencia a los frutos de un género de plantas no relacionado, Trapa (p. ej., la planta acuática invasora Trapa natans).
Descriptor Portuguese: Eleocharis
Descriptor French: Eleocharis
Entry term(s): Chestnut, Chinese Water
Chestnut, Water
Chestnuts, Water
Chinese Water Chestnut
Eleochari
Water Chestnut
Water Chestnut, Chinese
Water Chestnuts
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.312.299
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D031256
Scope note: A plant genus of the family CYPERACEAE. Corm of Eleocharis species (e.g., Eleocharis dulcis) is edible and commonly referred to as "water chestnut" which sometimes also referred to fruits of unrelated plant genus TRAPA (e.g., invasive aquatic plant TRAPA NATANS).
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
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 36809
Unique ID: D031256
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Eleocharis - Preferred
Concept UI M0396955
Scope note A plant genus of the family CYPERACEAE. Corm of Eleocharis species (e.g., Eleocharis dulcis) is edible and commonly referred to as "water chestnut" which sometimes also referred to fruits of unrelated plant genus TRAPA (e.g., invasive aquatic plant TRAPA NATANS).
Preferred term Eleocharis
Entry term(s) Chestnut, Chinese Water
Chestnut, Water
Chestnuts, Water
Chinese Water Chestnut
Eleochari
Water Chestnut
Water Chestnut, Chinese
Water Chestnuts



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