phytohormone

[ fahy-tuh-hawr-mohn ]

/ ˌfaɪ təˈhɔr moʊn /

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noun

hormone (def. 3).

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Origin of phytohormone

First recorded in 1930–35; phyto- + hormone

Words nearby phytohormone

phytoflagellate, phytogenesis, phytogenic, phytogeography, phytography, phytohormone, phytol, phytolith, phytology, phyton, phytonadione

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British Dictionary definitions for phytohormone

phytohormone

/ (ˌfaɪtəʊˈhɔːməʊn) /

noun

a hormone-like substance produced by a plant

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Scientific definitions for phytohormone

phytohormone

[ fī′tō-hôr′mōn′ ]

See plant hormone.