Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

florigen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flori-gen
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a supposed hormone that causes flowering in plants

Etymology

Etymology tree English flori- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English florigen From flori- + -gen.

Inflected Forms

florigens (plural)

Derived Forms

antiflorigen antiflorigenic florigenic florigenically

Questions

What does florigen mean?: a supposed hormone that causes flowering in plants
Where does florigen come from?: Etymology tree English flori- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English florigen From flori- + -gen.

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