florigen

[ flawr-i-juhn, flohr- ]

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

Other words from florigen

  • flo·ri·gen·ic, adjective

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florigen

/ (ˈflɒrɪdʒən) /


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

Origin of florigen

1
C20: from Latin flōr-, flōs flower + -gen

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