"Paeonia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family Paeoniaceae, order Dilleniales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. These perennial herbs are up to 2 m (6') tall. Leaves are alternate and are divided into three lobes, each lobe being further divided into three smaller lobes. The large flowers are symmetrical, bisexual, have 5 sepals, 5 petals (sometimes 10), and many stamens.
| Descriptor ID |
D029596
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.789
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| Concept/Terms |
Paeoniae Radix- Paeoniae Radix
- Paeoniae Radices
- Radices, Paeoniae
- Radix, Paeoniae
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