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Plant Leaves MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Plant Leaves
Tree Number(s)
A18.024.812
Unique ID
D018515
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018515
Annotation
part of a plant shoot; IM GEN or unspecified; coord probably IM in genetics & space physiol, NIM in pharmacognosy, with specific plant (IM or NIM)
Scope Note
Expanded structures, usually green, of vascular plants, characteristically consisting of a bladelike expansion attached to a stem, and functioning as the principal organ of photosynthesis and transpiration. (American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed)
Entry Term(s)
Plant Leaf
Previous Indexing
Plants (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/06/07
Revision Date
2010/06/25
Plant Leaves Preferred
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