Organisms

Juniperus

A plant genus of the family CUPRESSACEAE. The species are slow growing coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family CUPRESSACEAE. The species are slow growing coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs.

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Synonyms

34 entry terms
  • Cade
  • Cedar, Red Eastern
  • Cedar, Western
  • Eastern Red Cedar
  • Juniper
  • Juniper, Common
  • Juniperus communis
  • Juniperus occidentalis
  • Juniperus oxycedrus
  • Juniperus virginiana
  • Red Cedar, Eastern
  • Western Cedar
  • Cades
  • Cedar, Eastern Red
  • Cedars, Eastern Red
  • Cedars, Red Eastern
  • Cedars, Western
  • Common Juniper
  • Common Junipers
  • Eastern Cedar, Red
  • Eastern Cedars, Red
  • Eastern Red Cedars
  • Junipers
  • Junipers, Common
  • Juniperus communi
  • Juniperus occidentali
  • Juniperus virginianas
  • Red Cedars, Eastern
  • Red Eastern Cedar
  • Red Eastern Cedars
  • Western Cedars
  • communi, Juniperus
  • occidentali, Juniperus
  • virginianas, Juniperus

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Aspects Covered

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

note entry terms WESTERN CEDAR, and EASTERN RED CEDAR: check text to distinguish from other cedar terms in MeSH

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History Note

1995, 1963-1985; use TREES 1986-1994; for JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS use JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS (NM) 1998-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Trees (1969-1994)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Juniperus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018653. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018653
  2. Juniperus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniper
  3. Juniperus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25662