Alnus

"Alnus" 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.

MeSH information

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A plant genus of the family BETULACEAE that is distinguished from birch (BETULA) by its usually stalked winter buds and by cones that remain on the branches after the small, winged nutlets are released.

Descriptor ID	D029661
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.750.200.500
Concept/Terms	Alnus Alnus Alder Alders

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Alnus".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Tracheophyta [B01.650.940.800.575.912]
Magnoliopsida [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250]
Rosanae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859]
Fagales [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.750]
Betulaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.750.200]
Alnus [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.750.200.500]

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