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GROWTH REGULATOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(botany) a plant product that acts like a hormoneplay

Synonyms:

growth regulator; phytohormone; plant hormone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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)

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