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AUXIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("auxin" is a kind of...):

growth regulator; phytohormone; plant hormone ((botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "auxin"):

IAA; indoleacetic acid (a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots)

indolebutyric acid (a synthetic plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots)

Derivation:

auxinic (relating to or containing auxins)

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