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Pulvinus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Pulvinus
Tree Number(s)
A18.024.812.700
Unique ID
D018516
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018516
Annotation
at base of a leaf: from the Latin for cushion; IM GEN or unspecified; coord probably IM in genetics & space physiol, NIM in pharmacognosy, with specific plant (IM or NIM)
Scope Note
A group of cells at the base of a leaf in certain plants that, by rapidly losing water, brings about changes in the position of the leaves. (Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)
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
2009/07/06
Pulvinus Preferred
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