Etymology

phytotropin

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Today it means: Any of a class of substances that inhibits auxin transport and therefore of root growth, gravitropism and phototropism. Full definition →

Latin tropus ← English phyto- ← Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)
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  1. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  2. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  3. Englishphyto-
  4. Latintropus
  5. English todayphytotropin

From phyto- + -trope + -in.

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