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A family of large (20 to 30 inches long) plant eating rodents found in Central and South America. They are nearly tailless and have chunky bodies, da…

A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the family Cunninghamellaceae, order MUCORALES. Some species cause systemic infections in humans.

A plant genus of the family TAXODIACEAE. Members contain DITERPENES.

A plant genus of the family LYTHRACEAE. Members contain lauric acid and cuphiin.

A plant family of the order Pinales, class Pinopsida, division Tracheophyta. They are mainly resinous, aromatic evergreen trees.

A plant genus of the family CUPRESSACEAE. Cypress ordinarily refers to this but also forms part of the name of plants in other genera.

A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria, in the family BURKHOLDERIACEAE, that are mobile by means of peritrichous FLAGELLA. The genus …

A gram-negative, facultatively chemoautotrophic bacterium, formerly called Wautersia eutropha, found in water and soil.

A plant genus of the family Hypoxidaceae that contains curculin and cycloartane saponins.

A plant genus of the family ZINGIBERACEAE that contains CURCUMIN and curcuminoids.

A genus of fungi in the family Pleosporaceae, order Pleosporales and phylum ASCOMYCOTA. Curvularia fungi are plant pathogens, mostly on grasses (POAC…

A plant genus of the family Cuscutaceae. It is a threadlike climbing parasitic plant that is used in DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL.

A plant genus of the family FABACEAE that is the source of guar gum.

A phylum of oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria comprised of unicellular to multicellular bacteria possessing CHLOROPHYLL a and carrying out oxygenic PH…

A genus of primitive plants in the family Cyanophoraceae, class GLAUCOPHYTA. They contain pigmented ORGANELLES (or PLASTIDS) called cyanelles, which …

A form-genus of unicellular coccoid to rod-shaped CYANOBACTERIA, in the order Chroococcales. Three different clusters of strains from diverse habitat…

A genus of saprophytic fungi in the family Nidulariaceae. They look like small bird's nests complete with eggs. The eggs are small capsules known as …

A class of vascular seed plants also known as gymnosperms in the subdivision spermatophytina. They have large cones and pinnate leaves. Examples are …

A plant genus of the family Cycadaceae, order Cycadales, class Cycadopsida, division CYCADOPHYTA of palm-like trees. It is a source of CYCASIN, the b…

A plant genus of the family PRIMULACEAE that contains triterpenoid saponins.

A plant genus of the family MENISPERMACEAE. Members contain bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids.

A plant genus of the family Fabaceae. Members contain cyclopamine, a teratogen producing cyclopia (one eye in the middle of the face) and XANTHONES.

A genus of coccidian parasites in the family EIMERIIDAE. Cyclospora cayetanensis is pathogenic in humans, probably transmitted via the fecal-oral rou…

A form-genus of CYANOBACTERIA in the order Nostocales, characterized by thin trichomes, cylindrical akinetes, and terminal heterocysts.

A plant genus of the family POACEAE which is a source of citronella oil and lemongrass oil.

A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. Members contain steroidal glycosides and cytotoxic phenanthroindolizidine N-oxide alkaloids.

A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE.

A plant species of the genus CYNARA, family ASTERACEAE. The flower bud is the familiar artichoke eaten as a vegetable.

A plant genus of the family POACEAE that is considered a lawn grass by some and a weed by others. It contains allergen Cyn d 7.

A plant genus of the family BALANOPHORACEAE. Members contain stigmastanes and ursanes (TRITERPENES) and lignan glucopyranosides (LIGNANS).