Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gibberellin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: gib-berellin
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of diterpene plant growth hormones first isolated from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree taxonomic name Gibberella Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English gibberellin From taxonomic name Gibberella + English -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gibberellins (plural)

Questions

What does gibberellin mean?: Any of a class of diterpene plant growth hormones first isolated from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.
Where does gibberellin come from?: Etymology tree taxonomic name Gibberella Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English gibberellin From taxonomic name Gibberella + English -in.

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