auxin

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐξάνειν (auxánein, “to grow”).

Pronunciation

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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.

Derived terms

• antiauxin
• auxic / auxinic
• auxinome
• diauxic
• heteroauxin
• nonauxin

Translations

class of plant growth hormones

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 生長素／生长素 (zh) (shēngzhǎngsù)

• Czech: auxin m
• Finnish: auksiini (fi)
• Japanese: オーキシン (ōkishin), 生長素 (せいちょうそ, seichōso)
• Polish: auksyna (pl) f
• Portuguese: auxina f
• Spanish: auxina (es) f