Meanings
nounplant hormone (plural plant hormones)
plural plant hormones
- biochemistryAny of many substances, produced by plants, that control or regulate their germination, growth, metabolism etc.
Synonyms: phytohormone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of many substances, produced by plants, that control or regulate their germination, growth, metabolism etc.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
noun(botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone
Similar
phytohormonegrowth regulator
Broader
plant product
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 植物激素
- 植物激素 (zhíwù jīsù)substance produced by plants
Czech rostlinný hormon, fytohormon
- rostlinný hormonsubstance produced by plants
- fytohormonsubstance produced by plants
French phytohormone
- phytohormonesubstance produced by plants
German Phytohormon
- Phytohormonsubstance produced by plants
Greek φυτοορμόνη
- φυτοορμόνη (fytoormóni)substance produced by plants
Hungarian növényi hormon, fitohormon
- növényi hormonsubstance produced by plants
- fitohormonsubstance produced by plants
Italian fitormone
- fitormonesubstance produced by plants
Polish fitohormon
- fitohormonsubstance produced by plants
Portuguese fito-hormona, fitormônio
- fito-hormonasubstance produced by plants
- fitormôniosubstance produced by plants
Romanian fitohormon
- fitohormonsubstance produced by plants
Russian фитогормо́н
- фитогормо́н (fitogormón)substance produced by plants
Spanish fitohormona
- fitohormonasubstance produced by plants
Cite this entry
APA
plant hormone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant%20hormone
MLA
“plant hormone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant%20hormone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plant hormone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plant%20hormone.
Source: plant hormone on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.