gibberellin

American  

[jib-uh-rel-in] / ˌdʒɪb əˈrɛl ɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. any of a class of growth hormones occurring in fungi and plants.

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gibberellin British  

/ ˌdʒɪbəˈrɛlɪn /

noun

1. any of several plant hormones, including gibberellic acid, whose main action is to cause elongation of the stem: used in promoting the growth of plants, in the malting of barley, etc

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gibberellin Scientific  

/ jĭb′ə-rĕl′ĭn /

1. Any of numerous plant hormones, especially gibberellic acid, that promote stem elongation. The seeds, young shoots, and roots of plants contain gibberellins, and they are also found in fungi.

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Etymology

Origin of gibberellin

1935–40; < New Latin Gibberell ( a ) ( see gibberellic acid) + -in ²

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Example Sentences

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gibberellin

Bayer’s genetic engineers have focused on a plant growth hormone called gibberellin.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2023

This way, the levels of gibberellin can be lowered in the stalks, but not the flowers, stunting the plants’ growth without undermining their productivity.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2023

To speed up the process, Bayer and other companies are working on short corn made with gene editing, an approach that can alter gibberellin without adding genes from other species.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2023

Mutations in other genes involved in the synthesis or perception of gibberellin are often responsible for the highly desired short stature of other grain crops.

From Nature ● Jul. 14, 2020

The lower stem nodes of these varieties make insufficient amounts of gibberellin to activate internode elongation.

From Nature ● Jul. 14, 2020

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