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MeSH Heading: Cucurbita
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.300.222
Unique ID: D028464
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D028464
Annotation: do not confuse with Squash (Sport) = RACQUET SPORTS
Scope Note: A plant genus of the family CUCURBITACEAE, order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, which includes pumpkin, gourd and squash.
Entry Term(s): Pumpkins; Squash Plant; Squashes
Previous Indexing: Cucurbitaceae (1998-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; for PUMPKINS & SQUASHES see CUCURBITACEAE 1998-2001
History Note: 2002; for PUMPKINS & SQUASHES use CUCURBITACEAE 1998-2001
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Cucurbita MeSH Descriptor Data 2025