auxins

We have found lemma(root) word of auxins : auxin.

Definitions


[ˈɔːksɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a plant hormone which causes the elongation of cells in shoots and is involved in regulating plant growth
(e.g: the apex of a growing stem produces auxin)


Phrases:

Origin:
1930s: coined in German from Greek auxein ‘to increase’ + -in




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