Organisms

Papaveraceae

The poppy plant family of the order Papaverales, subclass Magnoliidae, class Magnoliopsida. These have bisexual, regular, cup-shaped flowers with one superior pistil and many stamens; 2 or 3 conspicuous, separate sepals and a number of separate petals. The fruit is a capsule. Leaves are usually deeply cut or divided into leaflets.

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Abstract

The poppy plant family of the order Papaverales, subclass Magnoliidae, class Magnoliopsida. These have bisexual, regular, cup-shaped flowers with one superior pistil and many stamens; 2 or 3 conspicuous, separate sepals and a number of separate petals. The fruit is a capsule. Leaves are usually deeply cut or divided into leaflets.

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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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Indexing Annotation

prefer specific plant

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History Note

2002; use Papaver 1998-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Papaver (1998-2001)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.836w.500w

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NLM Classification

QV 766.5.R3

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Papaveraceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028101. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028101
  2. Papaveraceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaveraceae
  3. Papaveraceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144723