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MeSH Heading: Papaver
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.836.500.500
Unique ID: D010207
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010207
Scope Note: A genus of Eurasian herbaceous plants, the poppies (family PAPAVERACEAE of the dicotyledon class Magnoliopsida), that yield OPIUM from the latex of the unripe seed pods.
Entry Term(s): Opium Poppy; Papaver somniferum; Poppy
Registry Numbers: txid3468; txid3469
Related Numbers: txid3469
NLM Classification #: QV 766.5.R3
See Also: Opium
Public MeSH Note: 1991, 1963-1985; see PLANTS, MEDICINAL 1986-1990
History Note: 1991(1986)1963
Date Introduced: 1991/01/01
Last Updated: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Papaver MeSH Descriptor Data 2026