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Zea mays MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


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
Registry Numbers
txid4577
txid4575
Related Numbers
txid4575
Public MeSH Note
2003; see CORN 1966-2002, see GRAIN 1963-1965
History Note
2003(1963)
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2021/06/30
Zea mays Preferred
Zea Broader
Corn Related
Teosinte Narrower
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