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cytokinin
[ sahy-tuh-kahy-nin ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- any of a class of plant hormones, produced by the roots and traveling upward through the xylem, that promote tissue growth and budding and, on application, retard plant senescence.
cytokinin
/ ˌsaɪtəʊˈkaɪnɪn /
noun
- any of a group of plant hormones that promote cell division and retard ageing in plants Also calledkinin
cytokinin
/ sī′tə-kī′nĭn /
- Any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and growth and delay the senescence of leaves. Cytokinins are synthesized mainly in root tips.
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