plant growth (noun)
1plant growth substance — noun : a growth regulator for plants …
2growth — noun 1 increase in sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, exponential, significant, strong ▪ the exponential growth in world population ▪ high ▪ …
3growth substance — noun see growth regulator * * * growth substance noun One of a number of substances (sometimes called plant hormones) formed in plants or synthetically, that at low concentrations have specific effects on plant growth or development • • • Main… …
4plant´like´ — plant «plant, plahnt», noun, verb. –n. 1. any living thing that is not an animal; a vegetable, in the widest sense. A plant is traditionally distinguished from an animal by the absence of locomotion and of special organs of sensation and… …
5growth */*/*/ — UK [ɡrəʊθ] / US [ɡroʊθ] noun Word forms growth : singular growth plural growths 1) [singular/uncountable] an increase in the number, size, or importance of something growth in: a substantial growth in the number of available jobs growth of: the… …
6plant — 1) a living, multicellular organism that usually has no locomotion, has roots, cellulose, cell walls, and has capacity for indefinite growth (noun). 2) to place seeds in the soil to produce plants (verb) …
7growth — [ grouθ ] noun *** ▸ 1 a gain in number, etc. ▸ 2 economic increase ▸ 3 when living things grow ▸ 4 emotional development ▸ 5 something that grows ▸ 6 lump in/on living thing 1. ) singular or uncount an increase in the number, size, or importance …
8growth regulator — noun (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone • Syn: ↑phytohormone, ↑plant hormone • Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology • Hypernyms: ↑plant product …
9plant hormone — noun (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone • Syn: ↑phytohormone, ↑growth regulator • Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology • Hypernyms: ↑plant product …
10growth — noun 1 INCREASE IN AMOUNT (U) an increase in amount, size, or degree: efforts to control population growth (+ in): During the 1970 s there was rapid growth in oil production and consumption. | growth rate (=the speed at which something increases… …
