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GROWTH REGULATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone
Synonyms:
growth regulator; phytohormone; plant hormone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("growth regulator" is a kind of...):
plant product (a product made from plant material)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "growth regulator"):
auxin (a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth)
gibberellin (a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth)
cytokinin; kinin (any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves)