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florigen

American  
[flawr-i-juhn, flohr-] / ˈflɔr ɪ dʒən, ˈfloʊr- /

noun

  1. a hypothetical plant hormone produced in the leaves and transported to the apex to initiate flowering.

florigen British  
/ ˈflɒrɪdʒən /

noun

  1. the hypothetical plant hormone that induces flowering, thought to be synthesized in the leaves as a photoperiodic response and transmitted to the flower buds

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Other Word Forms

  • florigenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of florigen

C20: from Latin flōr-, flōs flower + -gen

Example Sentences

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Heat triggers a hormone called florigen that makes the jacaranda trees flower, North explains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2023

How florigen stimulates the process of making a flower is “still an active research field,” says Lawren Sack, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2023

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