florigen

[flawr-i-juh n, flohr-]

noun

a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.

Related formsflo·ri·gen·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for florigen

florigen

noun

the hypothetical plant hormone that induces flowering, thought to be synthesized in the leaves as a photoperiodic response and transmitted to the flower buds

Word Origin for florigen

C20: from Latin flōr-, flōs flower + -gen

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