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phytohormone

American  
[fahy-tuh-hawr-mohn] / ˌfaɪ təˈhɔr moʊn /

noun

  1. hormone.

phytohormone British  
/ ˌfaɪtəʊˈhɔːməʊn /

noun

  1. a hormone-like substance produced by a plant

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phytohormone Scientific  
/ fī′tō-hôr′mōn′ /

  1. See plant hormone

Etymology

Origin of phytohormone

First recorded in 1930–35; phyto- + hormone

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We show that dual opposite roles of the phytohormone gibberellin underpin this phenomenon in .

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