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gibberellic acid definition

gib·ber·el·lic acid (jib′ər el′ik)

an acid, CHO, isolated from various fungi and other plants, and used to increase the growth of plants and seedlings and to improve the yield of certain fruit-bearing plants

Etymology: < gibberellin + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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