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strigolactone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a family of terpenoid lactones that stimulate germination in parasitic plants of the genus Striga, and that inhibit shoot branching.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Examples

  • 2004, Christine A. Beveridge, Catherine Rameau, E2A: Strigolactones: The New Class of Branching Hormones, Peter J. Davies (editor), Plant Hormones: Biosynthesis, Signal Transduction, Action!, page 513, Orthologous strigolactone response mutants (max2/ore9 in Arabidopsis, rms4 in pea, d3 in rice) have been of major value to demonstrate the specificity of action of strigolactones (13, 22).

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History

Etymology

From Striga + lactone.