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Descriptor English: Pennisetum
Descriptor Spanish: Pennisetum
Descriptor Pennisetum
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia POACEAE. Su semilla es una de las gramíneas del tipo del mijo usada como GRANO COMESTIBLE. Contiene vitexina. La denominación hierba buffel también se utiliza para el género CENCHRUS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pennisetum
Descriptor French: Pennisetum
Entry term(s): Bajra
Bajras
Fountain Grass
Fountain Grasses
Fountaingrass
Fountaingrasses
Grass, Fountain
Grasses, Fountain
Millet, Pearl
Millets, Pearl
Pearl Millet
Pearl Millets
Pennisetums
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.755
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D031782
Scope note: A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the millets used in EDIBLE GRAIN. It contains vitexin. The common name of buffelgrass is also used for CENCHRUS.
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: 37033
Unique ID: D031782
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Pennisetum - Preferred
Concept UI M0398809
Scope note A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the millets used in EDIBLE GRAIN. It contains vitexin. The common name of buffelgrass is also used for CENCHRUS.
Preferred term Pennisetum
Entry term(s) Bajra
Bajras
Fountain Grass
Fountain Grasses
Fountaingrass
Fountaingrasses
Grass, Fountain
Grasses, Fountain
Millet, Pearl
Millets, Pearl
Pearl Millet
Pearl Millets
Pennisetums



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