Organisms

Cytisus

A plant genus of the family FABACEAE that is sometimes called broom because of the shape of the plant. Members produce SPARTEINE.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family FABACEAE that is sometimes called broom because of the shape of the plant. Members produce SPARTEINE.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Broom
  • Broom, Scotch
  • Brooms
  • Brooms, Scotch
  • Scotch Broom
  • Scotch Brooms
  • Cytisus scoparius
  • Sarothamnus scoparius

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

entry term BROOM, DESERT: several other Broom terms are also available; check text and MeSH

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History Note

2002

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.401w.187w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cytisus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029865. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029865
  2. Cytisus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytisus
  3. Cytisus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157226