Xanthium

"Xanthium" 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.

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A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. The name "prickly burweed" is sometimes used but causes confusion with AMSINCKIA.

Descriptor ID	D031210
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.100.100.994
Concept/Terms	Xanthium Xanthium Xanthiums Cocklebur Cockleburs Xanthium spinosum Xanthium spinosum Xanthium spinosums spinosum, Xanthium spinosums, Xanthium Cocklebur, Spiny Cockleburs, Spiny Spiny Cocklebur Spiny Cockleburs

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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]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Asteraceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.100]
Xanthium [B01.650.940.800.575.100.100.994]

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