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A plant genus in the family PINACEAE, order Pinales, class Pinopsida, division Coniferophyta. It is the source of cedarwood oil. Cedar ordinarily ref…

A plant genus of the family BOMBACACEAE. The fine silky hairs covering the seeds have been used for floatation, stuffing, and insulation.

A plant family of the order Celastrales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida.

A taxonomic order of plants within the class MAGNOLIOPSIDA, which includes the staff vine.

A plant genus of the family CELASTRACEAE that contains insecticidal sesquiterpenoids and celastrus oil.

A genus of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic BACTERIA, in the family Cellulomonadaceae. It is found in the SOIL and capable of hydrolyzing CELLULOSE.

A genus of aerobic, gram-negative, motile, slightly curved, rod-shaped bacteria. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

A plant genus of the family AMARANTHACEAE. Young leaves are used as vegetables in Asia. Members contain betacyanins, celogentins, betaxanthin, and ce…

A plant genus of the family POACEAE. The common name of buffelgrass is also used for PENNISETUM.

A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain 5-methyl-8-hydroxycoumarin. The common name of centaury is more often used for CENTAURIUM

A plant species of the genus CENTAUREA and family ASTERACEAE. Members contain sesquiterpene lactone CNICIN.

A plant genus of the family GENTIANACEAE. Triterpene lactones and other compounds have been isolated from species of this genus. The common name of c…

A plant of the family APIACEAE which is the source of asiatic acid and asiaticoside. Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. = Hydrocotyle asiatica L. is known f…

A plant genus of the family RUBIACEAE, order Rubiales, subclass Asteridae. Cephaelis ipecacuanha is the source of IPECAC.

A subphylum of chordates intermediate between the invertebrates and the true vertebrates. It includes the LANCELETS. Its members are characterized by…

A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of SQUID; CUTTLEFISH; OCTOPUS; and NAUTILUS. These marine animals are the most highly organized of all the m…

A plant genus of the family TAXACEAE, order Pinales, class Pinopsida, division TRACHEOPHYTA. Members contain homoharringtonine.

A genus of Viperinae found mostly in Africa, Arabia and India with characteristic horny scale over each eye. Cerastes genus includes Saharan sand vip…

A species of fruit fly originating in sub-Saharan Africa but widely distributed worldwide. One of the most destructive fruit pests, its larvae feed a…

A genus of fungi in the family Ceratocystidaceae, order Microascales, and phylum ASCOMYCOTA. Ceratocystis fungi are ascomycetes and causative agents …

A family of biting midges, in the order DIPTERA. It includes the genus Culicoides which transmits filarial parasites (e.g., MANSONELLA PERSTANS) caus…

The free-swimming larval forms of parasites found in an intermediate host.

A genus of the subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE inhabiting the African forests. They are also known as mangabeys.

A species of Old World monkeys from the genera CERCOCEBUS that is important in AIDS research. They may be naturally or experimentally infected with t…

The family of Old World monkeys and baboons consisting of two subfamilies: CERCOPITHECINAE and COLOBINAE. They are found in Africa and part of Asia.

A subfamily of the Old World monkeys, CERCOPITHECIDAE. They inhabit the forests and savannas of Africa. This subfamily contains the following genera:…

A genus of Old World monkeys found in Africa although some species have been introduced into the West Indies. This genus is composed of at least twen…

A genus of fungi in the family Mycosphaerellaceae, order Capnodiales and phylum ASCOMYCOTA. Cercospora fungi are ascomycete and causative agents for …

A group of amoeboid and flagellate EUKARYOTES in the supergroup RHIZARIA. They feed by means of threadlike pseudopods.

A freshwater water flea in genus Ceriodaphnia, family Daphniidae, suborder Cladocera. It has postabdominal claw with central pecten, absent rostrum a…