"Oryza sativa" 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.
Annual cereal grass of the family POACEAE and its edible starchy grain, rice, which is the staple food of roughly one-half of the world's population.
| Descriptor ID |
D012275
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.822.616 J02.500.200.700
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| Concept/Terms |
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