Organisms

Eleusine

A plant genus of the family POACEAE. Finger millet or raggee (E. coracana) is an important food grain in southern Asia and parts of Africa.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family POACEAE. Finger millet or raggee (E. coracana) is an important food grain in southern Asia and parts of Africa.

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Synonyms

24 entry terms
  • Eleusines
  • Eleusine coracana
  • Eleusine indica
  • Goosegrass
  • Grass, Goose
  • Indian Finger Millet
  • Millet, Finger
  • Millet, Indian Finger
  • Millet, Koracan
  • Eleusine coracanas
  • Eleusine indicas
  • Finger Millet
  • Finger Millet, Indian
  • Finger Millets
  • Goose Grass
  • Goose Grasses
  • Goosegrasses
  • Grasses, Goose
  • Koracan Millet
  • Koracan Millets
  • Millets, Finger
  • Millets, Koracan
  • coracanas, Eleusine
  • indicas, Eleusine

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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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History Note

2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.822w.333w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Eleusine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031748. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031748
  2. Eleusine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusine
  3. Eleusine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2301041