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noun
Any of a class of substances that inhibits auxin transport and therefore of root growth, gravitropism and phototropism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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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 τρόπος (trópos)der. Latin tropusder. English -trope English -in English phytotropin From phyto- + -trope + -in.
