Lettuce

"Lettuce" 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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Any of the various plants of the genus Lactuca, especially L. sativa, cultivated for its edible leaves. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed)

Descriptor ID	D018545
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.100.500
Concept/Terms	Lettuce Lettuce Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa

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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]
Asteraceae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.100]
Lettuce [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.100.500]

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