Preferred Label : paeonia;
MeSH definition : A plant genus of the family Paeoniaceae, order Dilleniales, subclass Dilleniidae,
class Magnoliopsida. These perennial herbs are up to 2 m (6') tall. Leaves are alternate
and are divided into three lobes, each lobe being further divided into three smaller
lobes. The large flowers are symmetrical, bisexual, have 5 sepals, 5 petals (sometimes
10), and many stamens.;
MeSH synonym : paeonias;
MeSH hyponym : paeoniae radix; peony; shakuyaku; Peonies; Shakuyakus; Paeoniae Radices; Radices, Paeoniae; Radix, Paeoniae;
MeSH annotation : coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM
with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) disease/drug ther (IM) PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther
use (IM or NIM) specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peony;
UNII : txid13625;
Origin ID : D029596;
UMLS CUI : C0949957;
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- peonon [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
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- Plant [UMLS semantic type]
A plant genus of the family Paeoniaceae, order Dilleniales, subclass Dilleniidae,
class Magnoliopsida. These perennial herbs are up to 2 m (6') tall. Leaves are alternate
and are divided into three lobes, each lobe being further divided into three smaller
lobes. The large flowers are symmetrical, bisexual, have 5 sepals, 5 petals (sometimes
10), and many stamens.
