Organisms

Abies

A plant genus in the family PINACEAE, order Pinales, class Pinopsida, division Coniferophyta. Balm of Gilead is a common example.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A plant genus in the family PINACEAE, order Pinales, class Pinopsida, division Coniferophyta. Balm of Gilead is a common example.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Fir Tree
  • Aby
  • Fir Trees
  • Tree, Fir
  • Trees, Fir
  • Abies balsamea
  • Balsam Fir
  • Fir, Balsam
  • Abies balsameas
  • Balsam Firs
  • Firs, Balsam
  • balsameas, Abies

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry term: DOUGLAS FIR see PSEUDOTSUGA is also available

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Trees (1966-2001)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.625w.875w.033w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Abies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028202. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028202
  2. Abies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fir
  3. Abies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25350