Auxin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several plant hormones that regulate various functions, including cell elongation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a substance which, in small concentrations, promotes root formation, bud growth, or certain other processes such as fruit ripening or leaf drop in plants.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plant hormone    growth regulator    phytohormone   
    Hyponym
    indoleacetic acid    IAA    indolebutyric acid   
    Form
    nonauxin    antiauxin   
     
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