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zeatin

American

[zee-uh-tin] / ˈzi ə tɪn /

noun

a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.

Etymology

Origin of zeatin

1963; < New Latin Zea the maize genus ( zein ) + -t- (of uncertain derivation) + -in ²

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