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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

auxin \aux"in\ n. 1. a substance which, in small concentrations, promotes root formation, bud growth, or certain other processes such as fruit ripening or leaf drop in plants. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

auxin n 1: a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth