Flax

"Flax" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A plant genus of the family LINACEAE that is cultivated for its fiber (manufactured into linen cloth). It contains a trypsin inhibitor and the seed is the source of LINSEED OIL.

Descriptor ID	D019597
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.100.620.500
Concept/Terms	Flax Flax Flaxs Linum Linums Flaxseed Flaxseeds Linseed Linseeds Linum usitatissimum Linum usitatissimum Linum usitatissimums usitatissimum, Linum usitatissimums, Linum

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Linaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.620]
Flax [B01.650.940.800.575.100.620.500]

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