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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A plant hormone, C10H9NO2, that stimulates growth.

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  1. n. organic chemistry an auxin plant hormone, synthesized in leaves, that stimulates growth, especially in the presence of ethylene

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Chem., Bot.) A plant hormone (C10H9NO2) recognized as the principle growth regulator in higher plants; called also heteroauxin. Abbreviated IAA. Chemically it is 1H-indole-3-acetic acid.

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  1. n. a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots

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