plants, edible

Preferred Label : plants, edible;

MeSH definition : An organism of the vegetable kingdom suitable by nature for use as a food, especially by human beings. Not all parts of any given plant are edible but all parts of edible plants have been known to figure as raw or cooked food: leaves, roots, tubers, stems, seeds, buds, fruits, and flowers. The most commonly edible parts of plants are FRUIT, usually sweet, fleshy, and succulent. Most edible plants are commonly cultivated for their nutritional value and are referred to as VEGETABLES.;

MeSH synonym : edible plant; plant, edible; food plants; food plant; plant, food; plants, food; edible plants;

MeSH annotation : as plants & food; prefer FRUIT (J) or VEGETABLES (J) if ascertainable; specify geog if pertinent; use qualif available to PLANTS with discretion; note FRUIT and VEGETABLES are available;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food plants;

Details

Origin ID

D010945;

UMLS CUI

C0032099;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Plant food (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
Metaterm(s)
- nutrition [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- plants, edible [MeSH concept]
See also
- food [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Food [UMLS semantic type]

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