- plant growth substance
- noun
: a growth regulator for plants
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
plant growth substance
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growth substance — noun see growth regulator * * * growth substance noun One of a number of substances (sometimes called plant hormones) formed in plants or synthetically, that at low concentrations have specific effects on plant growth or development • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
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growth — W2 [grəuθ US grouθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(increase)¦ 2¦(business/economy)¦ 3¦(size/strength)¦ 4¦(importance)¦ 5¦(personal development)¦ 6¦(disease)¦ 7¦(growing thing)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: grow] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
plant hormones — see ↑growth substance under ↑growth • • • Main Entry: ↑plant … Useful english dictionary
plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… … Universalium
growth — /grohth/, n. 1. the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase. 2. size or stage of development: It hasn t yet reached its full growth. 3. completed development. 4. development from a simpler to a more complex stage:… … Universalium
growth regulator — noun (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone • Syn: ↑phytohormone, ↑plant hormone • Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology • Hypernyms: ↑plant product … Useful english dictionary
growth — n. 1 the act or process of growing. 2 an increase in size or value. 3 something that has grown or is growing. 4 Med. a morbid formation. 5 the cultivation of produce. 6 a crop or yield of grapes. Phrases and idioms: full growth the size… … Useful english dictionary
plant product — noun a product made from plant material • Hypernyms: ↑plant material, ↑plant substance • Hyponyms: ↑coca, ↑tobacco, ↑baccy, ↑ethyl alcohol, ↑ethanol, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
reproductive system, plant — Introduction any of the systems, sexual or asexual, by which plants reproduce. In plants, as in animals, the end result of reproduction is the continuation of a given species, and the ability to reproduce is, therefore, rather conservative … Universalium
