"Panicum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The seed is one of the EDIBLE GRAINS used in millet cereals and in feed for birds and livestock (ANIMAL FEED). It contains diosgenin (SAPONINS).
| Descriptor ID |
D008897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.822.680
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| Concept/Terms |
Panicum- Panicum
- Millet, Broomcorn
- Broomcorn Millet
- Panicgrass
Panicum miliaceum- Panicum miliaceum
- miliaceums, Panicum
- Millet, Common
- Common Millet
- Proso Millet
- Millet, Proso
- Millets, Proso
- Proso Millets
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