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Word: Auxin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s: coined in German from Greek auxein ‘to increase’ + -in
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɔːksɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a plant hormone which causes the elongation of cells in shoots and is involved in regulating plant growth.
Short Definition:plant hormone which causes elongation of cells in shoots
Examples:- the apex of a growing stem produces auxin
- gibberellin interacts with cytokinins and auxins
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