florigen
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flor·i·gen
(flôr′ə-jən)n.
A plant hormone that promotes flowering.
flor′i·gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.
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florigen
(ˈflɒrɪdʒən)n
(Botany) the hypothetical plant hormone that induces flowering, thought to be synthesized in the leaves as a photoperiodic response and transmitted to the flower buds
[C20: from Latin flōr-, flōs flower + -gen]
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flo•ri•gen
(ˈflɔr ɪ dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn, ˈfloʊr-)n.
a hormone produced by leaves that stimulates flowering in plants.
[1935–40]
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