NOUN | substance | auxin | a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth |
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Meaning | A plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth. | |
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Narrower | indoleacetic acid, IAA | A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots |
indolebutyric acid | A synthetic plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots | |
Broader | phytohormone, plant hormone, growth regulator | (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone |
Spanish | auxina, auxinas | |
Catalan | auxina | |
Adjectives | auxinic | relating to or containing auxins |
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