gibberellic acid

noun

An organic compound, one of the gibberellins, obtained from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, that functions as a growth hormone in plants.

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noungibberellic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAn organic compound, one of the gibberellins, obtained from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, that functions as a growth hormone in plants.
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