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brassinosteroid

The English word “brassinosteroid” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any of a family of steroidal plant hormones produced by members of the genus Brassica; the brassins

Etymology

By surface analysis, brassine + -o- + steroid, from Latin brassica.

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