plant hormone

English Thesaurus

1. (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	plant product,
definition	:	a product made from plant material (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	auxin,
definition	:	a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	gibberellin,
definition	:	a plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	cytokinin, kinin,
definition	:	any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves (noun.substance)

domain category	:	botany, phytology,
definition	:	the branch of biology that studies plants (noun.cognition)