"florigen" meaning in English

See florigen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: florigens [plural]
Etymology: From flori- + -gen. Etymology templates: {{af|en|flori-|-gen}} flori- + -gen Head templates: {{en-noun}} florigen (plural florigens)
  1. (botany) a supposed hormone that causes flowering in plants Derived forms: antiflorigen, antiflorigenic, florigenic, florigenically Translations (hormone that causes flowering): flóraigin [feminine] (Irish)

Inflected forms

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