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Zea mays MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Zea mays
Tree Number(s)
B01.875.800.575.912.250.822.966
Unique ID
D003313
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003313
Annotation
restrict to American corn: for ancient & non-American use of the word "corn", index EDIBLE GRAIN
Scope Note
A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its EDIBLE GRAIN, corn, used as food and animal FODDER.
Entry Term(s)
Corn
Indian Corn
Maize
Teosinte
Zea
Related Numbers
txid4575
Public MeSH Note
2003; see CORN 1966-2002, see GRAIN 1963-1965
History Note
2003(1963)
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Zea mays Preferred
Zea Broader
Corn Related
Teosinte Narrower
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