Seeds [semena rostlinná]
- Terms
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semeno rostlin
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Diaspores
Elaiosomes
Embryos, Plant
Plant Embryos
Plant Zygotes
Zygotes, Plant
The encapsulated embryos of flowering plants. They are used as is or for animal feed because of the high content of concentrated nutrients like starches, proteins, and fats. Rapeseed, cottonseed, and sunflower seed are also produced for the oils (fats) they yield.
- Annotation
- IM GEN or unspecified; for seed of specific plants, coord IM with plant (IM), as sunflower seeds = SEEDS (IM) + HELIANTHUS (IM); coord probably IM in genetics & space physiol, NIM in pharmacognosy, with specific plant (IM or NIM)
- DUI
- D012639 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0019596
- History note
- 63; EMBRYO, PLANT was EMBRYOS, PLANT see SEEDS 1986-94
- Online note
- use EMBRYO, PLANT to search EMBRYOS, PLANT 1986-94
- Public note
- 63; EMBRYO, PLANT was EMBRYOS, PLANT see SEEDS 1986-94
Allowable subheadings
- AE
- adverse effects 6
- AH
- anatomy & histology 5
- CH
- chemistry 72
- CL
- classification 2
- CY
- cytology 5
- DE
- drug effects 30
- EM
- embryology 7
- EN
- enzymology 14
- GE
- genetics 46
- GD
- growth & development 59
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism 42
- MI
- microbiology 17
- PS
- parasitology 4
- PH
- physiology 26
- PO
- poisoning 2
- RE
- radiation effects 1
- TO
- toxicity 4
- UL
- ultrastructure 2
- VI
- virology