Preferred Label : costus;
MeSH definition : A plant genus of the family Costaceae (sometimes classified in Zingiberaceae), order
Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). It is a source
of SAPONINS and furostanol glycosides.;
MeSH hyponym : Costus spicatus; spicatus, Costus;
MeSH Related Number : txid328782;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with SAUSSUREA COSTUS see SAUSSUREA;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costus;
UNII : txid4631;
Origin ID : D029770;
UMLS CUI : C0110805;
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- Plant [UMLS semantic type]
A plant genus of the family Costaceae (sometimes classified in Zingiberaceae), order
Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). It is a source
of SAPONINS and furostanol glycosides.