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    GROWTH REGULATOR

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormoneplay

    Synonyms:

    growth regulator; phytohormone; plant hormone

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("growth regulator" is a kind of...):

    plant product (a product made from plant material)

    Domain category:

    botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "growth regulator"):

    auxin (a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth)

    gibberellin (a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth)

    cytokinin; kinin (any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves)

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