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gibberellin

gibberellin noun: any of a class of diterpene plant growth hormones first isolated from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.

Noun

gibberellin (countable and uncountable, plural gibberellins)

  1. Any of a class of diterpene plant growth hormones first isolated from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.

Forms of gibberellin

pluralgibberellins

Origin of gibberellin

From taxonomic name Gibberella + English -in.

Questions about gibberellin

What does gibberellin mean?
Gibberellin means any of a class of diterpene plant growth hormones first isolated from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.
What part of speech is gibberellin?
Gibberellin is a noun.
What is the plural of gibberellin?
The plural of gibberellin is gibberellins.

Words near gibberellin in the dictionary

  1. gibberbird
  2. gibberbirds
  3. gibbered
  4. gibberellic
  5. gibberellic acid
  6. gibberellin
  7. gibberellins
  8. gibberer
  9. gibberers
  10. gibberichthyid
  11. gibberichthyids

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