Citrus

"Citrus" 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 plant genus of the family RUTACEAE. They bear the familiar citrus fruits including oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and limes. There are many hybrids which makes the nomenclature confusing.

Descriptor ID	D002957
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.875.177
Concept/Terms	Citrus Citrus Citrus medica Citrus medica Citrus medicas medicas, Citrus Citron Tree Citron Trees Tree, Citron Trees, Citron Citrus reticulata Citrus reticulata Citrus reticulatas reticulata, Citrus Tangerine Tree Tangerine Trees Tree, Tangerine Trees, Tangerine Orange Tree, Mandarin Mandarin Orange Tree Mandarin Orange Trees Orange Trees, Mandarin Tree, Mandarin Orange Trees, Mandarin Orange Fruit, Citrus Fruit, Citrus Citrus Fruit Citrus bergamia Citrus bergamia Citrus bergamias bergamia, Citrus Citrus limon Citrus limon Lemon Tree Lemon Trees Tree, Lemon Trees, Lemon Citrus hystrix Citrus hystrix Citrus hystrices hystrices, Citrus Kaffir Lime Lime, Kaffir Citrus maxima Citrus maxima maxima, Citrus Pomelo Tree Pomelo Trees Tree, Pomelo Trees, Pomelo Pummelo Tree Pummelo Trees Tree, Pummelo Trees, Pummelo Citrus grandis Citrus grandi Citrus aurantium Citrus aurantium Citrus aurantiums aurantium, Citrus Orange Tree, Bitter Bitter Orange Tree Bitter Orange Trees Orange Trees, Bitter Tree, Bitter Orange Trees, Bitter Orange Orange Tree, Sour Orange Trees, Sour Sour Orange Tree Sour Orange Trees Tree, Sour Orange Trees, Sour Orange Orange Tree, Seville Orange Trees, Seville Seville Orange Tree Seville Orange Trees Tree, Seville Orange Trees, Seville Orange

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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]
Rutaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.875]
Citrus [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.875.177]

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