Lauraceae

"Lauraceae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A family of mainly aromatic evergreen plants in the order Laurales. The laurel family includes 2,200 species in 45 genera and from these are derived medicinal extracts, essential oils, camphor and other products.

Descriptor ID	D019770
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.595.400
Concept/Terms	Lauraceae Lauraceae

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Tracheophyta [B01.650.940.800.575.912]
Magnoliopsida [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250]
Laurales [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.595]
Lauraceae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.595.400]

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