Organisms

Poaceae

A large family of narrow-leaved herbaceous grasses of the order Cyperales, subclass Commelinidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). Food grains (EDIBLE GRAIN) come from members of this family. RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL can be induced by POLLEN of many of the grasses.

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A large family of narrow-leaved herbaceous grasses of the order Cyperales, subclass Commelinidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). Food grains (EDIBLE GRAIN) come from members of this family. RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL can be induced by POLLEN of many of the grasses.

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7 entry terms
  • Gramineae
  • Grass
  • Grasses
  • Alopecurus
  • Arundo
  • Imperata
  • Imperata cylindrica

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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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2002(1963)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Poaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006109. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006109
  2. Poaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poaceae
  3. Poaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43238