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Plants MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Plants
Tree Number(s)
B01.650
Unique ID
D010944
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010944
Annotation
general only: prefer specific groups or specific plants; / anat: consider also PLANT COMPONENTS; / embryol: consider also SEEDS; plants used in therapy = PHYTOTHERAPY
Scope Note
Multicellular, eukaryotic life forms of kingdom Plantae. Plants acquired chloroplasts by direct endosymbiosis of CYANOBACTERIA. They are characterized by a mainly photosynthetic mode of nutrition; essentially unlimited growth at localized regions of cell divisions (MERISTEMS); cellulose within cells providing rigidity; the absence of organs of locomotion; absence of nervous and sensory systems; and an alternation of haploid and diploid generations. It is a non-taxonomical term most often referring to LAND PLANTS. In broad sense it includes RHODOPHYTA and GLAUCOPHYTA along with VIRIDIPLANTAE.
See Also
Ethnobotany
Ethnopharmacology
Herbicides
Pharmacognosy
Phytotherapy
Plant Proteins
Pollen
Seeds
Public MeSH Note
PYRETHRUM was heading 1963-85
Online Note
use PLANTS to search PYRETHRUM 1966-85
History Note
PYRETHRUM was heading 1963-85
Entry Combination
cytology:Plant Cells
growth & development:Plant Development
physiology:Plant Physiological Phenomena
Date Established
1960/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Plants Preferred
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