Castor Bean

"Castor Bean" 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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Common name for Ricinus communis, a species in the family EUPHORBIACEAE. It is the source of CASTOR OIL.

Descriptor ID

D002367

MeSH Number(s)

B01.650.940.800.575.100.350.650.300

Concept/Terms

Castor Bean

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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]
Euphorbiaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.350]
Ricinus [B01.650.940.800.575.100.350.650]
Castor Bean [B01.650.940.800.575.100.350.650.300]

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