A class of cannabis plant growth hormone used to promote stem elongation – gibberellic acid is a form of gibberellin.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
gibberellin (noun) any of several growth-regulating plant hormones that promote cell elongation and activity of the cambium, induce parthenocarpy, and stimulate synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins
Gibberellin (Wikipedia)
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Gibberellins (GAs) are plant hormones that regulate various developmental processes, including stem elongation, germination, dormancy, flowering, flower development, and leaf and fruit senescence. They are one of the longest-known classes of plant hormone. It is thought that the selective breeding (albeit unconscious) of crop strains that were deficient in GA synthesis was one of the key drivers of the "green revolution" in the 1960s, a revolution that is credited to have saved over a billion lives all over the world.
Gibberellin (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From Gibberella + -in.
Noun
gibberellin (countable and uncountable, plural gibberellins)
- (biochemistry) Any of a class of diterpene plant growth hormones first isolated from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.
Gibberellin, Plant Hormone, Growth Regulator, Phytohormone, Gibberellic Acid