Flax

"Flax" 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 LINACEAE that is cultivated for its fiber (manufactured into linen cloth). It contains a trypsin inhibitor and the seed is the source of LINSEED OIL.

Descriptor ID	D019597
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.620.500
Concept/Terms	Flax Flax Flaxs Flaxseed Flaxseeds Linum Linums Linseed Linseeds Linum usitatissimum Linum usitatissimum Linum usitatissimums usitatissimums, Linum

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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]
Linaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.620]
Flax [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.620.500]

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