gibberellin
noun/ˌdʒɪbəˈrɛlɪn/
Frequency rank: #19,948 most common English word
Meaning
A plant hormone that promotes growth, stem elongation, germination, and flowering.
Example sentence
Farmers sometimes spray crops with gibberellin to encourage faster stem elongation and larger fruit.
Synonyms & related words
- hormone
- growth-regulator
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