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noun
Any of a class of diterpene plant growth hormones first isolated from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: phytohormone, plant hormone, growth regulator
Narrower terms: gibberellic acid
History
Etymology tree English Gibberella Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English gibberellin From Gibberella + -in.
