AUXIN


Meaning of AUXIN in English

— auxinic , adj.

/awk"sin/ , n. Biochem.

a class of substances that in minute amounts regulate or modify the growth of plants, esp. root formation, bud growth, and fruit and leaf drop.

[ 1930-35; AUX- + -IN 2 ]

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