strigolactone

Noun

Meaning

strigolactone (usually uncountable, plural strigolactones)

(organic chemistry) Any of a family of terpenoid lactones that stimulate germination in parasitic plants of the genus Striga, and that inhibit shoot branching.

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Close letter words and terms

strigment strigoceratid strigoi strigose strigous strigulate