"Prunus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus in the family ROSACEAE, order Rosales, subclass Rosidae. It is best known as a source of edible fruits such as apricot, plum, peach, cherry, and almond.
| Descriptor ID |
D027861
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.842.500.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Almond Tree- Almond Tree
- Almond Trees
- Tree, Almond
- Trees, Almond
Prunus persica- Prunus persica
- Prunus persicas
- persica, Prunus
- persicas, Prunus
- Peach Tree
- Peach Trees
- Tree, Peach
- Trees, Peach
Chokecherry Tree- Chokecherry Tree
- Chokecherry Trees
- Tree, Chokecherry
- Trees, Chokecherry
Prunus armeniaca- Prunus armeniaca
- Prunus armeniacas
- armeniaca, Prunus
- armeniacas, Prunus
- Apricot Tree
- Apricot Trees
- Tree, Apricot
- Trees, Apricot
Cherry Tree- Cherry Tree
- Cherry Trees
- Tree, Cherry
- Trees, Cherry
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