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noun
A plant hormone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
(botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: plant hormone, growth regulator
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant product
Narrower terms: auxin, gibberellin, kinin, cytokinin
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bhuHyéti Ancient Greek φύω (phúō) Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)lbor. English hormone English phytohormone From phyto- + hormone.
