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Auxin vs Gibberellin - What's the difference?

auxin | gibberellin |

As nouns the difference between auxin and gibberellin

is that auxin is a class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle while gibberellin is any of a class of diterpene plant growth hormones first isolated from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.

auxin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle.

    • Derived terms

    * antiauxin * diauxic * nonauxin

    gibberellin

    English

    (wikipedia gibberellin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (hormone) Any of a class of diterpene plant growth hormones first isolated from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi .