Organisms

Nigella damascena

A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. The name is similar to giant fennel (FERULA), true fennel (FOENICULUM), and dog fennel (ANTHEMIS).

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. The name is similar to giant fennel (FERULA), true fennel (FOENICULUM), and dog fennel (ANTHEMIS).

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Fennel, Wild
  • Fennels, Wild
  • Nigella damascenas
  • Wild Fennel
  • Wild Fennels
  • damascena, Nigella

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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

X ref Fennel, Wild: other fennel terms are also available; check text and MeSH

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History Note

2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.836w.750w.518w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nigella damascena. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031861. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031861
  2. Nigella damascena. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigella_damascena
  3. Nigella damascena. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q158338