"auxin" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-auxin.wav Forms: auxins [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐξάνειν (auxánein, “to grow”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|αὐξάνειν||to grow}} Ancient Greek αὐξάνειν (auxánein, “to grow”), {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂ewg-}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} auxin (countable and uncountable, plural auxins)
  1. (botany, biochemistry) A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany, Hormones Derived forms: antiauxin, auxic, auxinic, auxinome, diauxic, heteroauxin, nonauxin Translations (class of plant growth hormones): 生長素 (Chinese Mandarin), 生长素 (shēngzhǎngsù) (Chinese Mandarin), auxin [masculine] (Czech), auksiini (Finnish), オーキシン (ōkishin) (Japanese), 生長素 (seichōso) (alt: せいちょうそ) (Japanese), auksyna [feminine] (Polish), auxina [feminine] (Portuguese), auxina [feminine] (Spanish)

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