Preferred Label : bombax;
MeSH definition : A plant genus of the family BOMBACACEAE. The fine silky hairs covering the seeds have
been used like kapok (CEIBA) for floatation, stuffing, and insulation.;
CISMeF synonym : ceiba, bombax; malabaricums, bombax; malabaricums, salmalia; bombax ceibas; bombax malabaricums; bombaxs; ceibas, bombax; salmalia malabaricums;
MeSH hyponym : bombax malabaricum; bombax ceiba; Salmalia malabaricum; malabaricum, Salmalia; malabaricum, Bombax;
MeSH Related Number : txid45325;
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/Bombax;
UNII : txid45324;
Origin ID : D035163;
UMLS CUI : C1082806;
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- Plant [UMLS semantic type]
A plant genus of the family BOMBACACEAE. The fine silky hairs covering the seeds have
been used like kapok (CEIBA) for floatation, stuffing, and insulation.
