PHYTOCHROME


Meaning of PHYTOCHROME in English

/fuy"teuh krohm'/ , n. Bot.

a plant pigment that is associated with the absorption of light in the photoperiodic response and that may regulate various types of growth and development.

[ 1890-95; PHYTO- + -CHROME ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .