florigen

florigen
florigen [flôr′ə jən, flôr′əjen΄ ]
n.
< L flos (gen. floris), FLOWER + -GEN: so named at California Institute of Technology
a plant hormone thought to stimulate the flowering of plants

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flor·i·gen (flôrʹə-jən, flōrʹ-) n.
A plant hormone that promotes flowering.
  [Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; See bhel-3 in Indo-European Roots + -gen.]   flor'i·genʹic (-jĕnʹĭk) adj.

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