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Rooting hormone

Pronounced / ROO·ting HOR·mohn /

A gel, powder, or liquid containing auxins that helps cuttings form roots.

Example in a sentence

“He dipped each cutting in rooting hormone before placing it in the plug.”

Also called cloning gel, cloning powder, rooting gel

Sources (1)
  1. https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/how-to/how-propagate-houseplants-stem-tip-cuttings
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