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gibberellin definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin Gibberella fujikoroi, fungus from which it was first isolated Date: 1939 any of several growth-regulating plant hormones that promote cell elongation and activity of the cambium, induce parthenocarpy, and stimulate synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. one of a group of plant hormones that stimulate the growth of leaves and shoots. Etymology: Gibberella a genus of fungi, dimin. of genus-name Gibbera f. L gibber hump