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Melilotus MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Melilotus
Tree Number(s)
B01.875.800.575.912.250.401.592
Unique ID
D029903
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029903
Annotation
note entry term SWEET CLOVER: CLOVER see MEDICAGO; BUSH CLOVER see LESPEDEZA; and RED CLOVER see TRIFOLIUM are also available
Scope Note
A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. Molded yellow sweet clover hay, in which the coumarin of sweet clover is converted to DICOUMAROL, is the causative agent of a hemorrhagic disorder in cattle - hemorrhagic sweet clover disease and featured in the history of anticoagulant drug development.
Entry Term(s)
Clover, Sweet
Common Melilot
Field Melilot
Melilotus officinalis
Sweet Clover
Yellow Sweet Clover
Yellow Sweetclover
Registry Numbers
txid47081
txid47083
Related Numbers
txid47083
Public MeSH Note
2002
History Note
2002
Date Introduced
2002/01/01
Last Updated
2021/06/30
Melilotus Preferred
Melilotus officinalis Narrower
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