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cytokinin: Meaning and Definition of
cy•to•ki•nin
Pronunciation: (sī"tu-kī'nin), [key]
— n. Biochem.
- 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. Cf. kinetin, zeatin.
See also:
- cytokinin (Thesaurus)
