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AUXIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth
Classified under:
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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