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flor·i·gen

 (flôr′ə-jən)
n.
A plant hormone that promotes flowering.
[Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel- in Indo-European roots + -gen.]
flor′i·gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.
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florigen

(ˈflɒrɪdʒən)
n
(Botany) the hypothetical plant hormone that induces flowering, thought to be synthesized in the leaves as a photoperiodic response and transmitted to the flower buds
[C20: from Latin flōr-, flōs flower + -gen]
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flo•ri•gen

(ˈflɔr ɪ dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn, ˈfloʊr-)
n.
a hormone produced by leaves that stimulates flowering in plants.
[1935–40]
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