Dioscorea

"Dioscorea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A plant genus best known for edible underground tubers. Yam may also refer to a moist variety of sweet potato, IPOMOEA BATATAS.

Descriptor ID	D027742
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.325.500
Concept/Terms	Dioscorea Dioscorea Dioscorea villosa Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam Wild Yams Yam, Wild Yams, Wild Dioscorea opposita Dioscorea opposita Dioscorea polystachya Dioscorea polystachya Chinese Yam Chinese Yams Yam, Chinese Yams, Chinese Shan Yao Shan Yaos Yao, Shan Yaos, Shan Dioscorea batatas Yam Yam Yams

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Dioscorea".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Tracheophyta [B01.650.940.800.575.912]
Magnoliopsida [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250]
Dioscoreaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.325]
Dioscorea [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.325.500]

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