"Myricaceae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A plant family of the order Myricales, subclass Hamamelidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are trees and shrubs having aromatic leaves that often have yellow glandular dots on the surface. Single-seeded fruits are often covered with waxy granules, bumps, or layers. The flowers are small, greenish, and inconspicuous.
| Descriptor ID |
D029590
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.750.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Comptonia- Comptonia
- Comptonias
- Fern, Sweet
- Ferns, Sweet
- Sweet Fern
- Sweet Ferns
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