jasmonate

jasmonate
jasmonate /jasˈmə-nāt or jaz-/
noun
Any of several organic compounds that occur in plants and are thought to control processes such as growth and fruit ripening and to aid the plant's defences against disease and insect attack
ORIGIN: Derived from jasmone, a compound found in the jasmine plant

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