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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fitocromo
"O fitocromo é essencial para o desenvolvimento das plantas."
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A blue-green plant pigment that regulates various developmental processes, such as seed germination, flowering, and leaf expansion, in response to light.
"The researchers measured how different wavelengths of light affected phytochrome activation in the seedlings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century, the term derives from the Ancient Greek roots 'phyton' meaning plant and 'chroma' meaning color. It was introduced into scientific nomenclature to describe the blue-green pigment complex that plants use to detect light.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Phytochrome" is said worldwide
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phytochrome
Transliteration: fitochrom
"Le phytochrome joue un rôle clé dans la photopériode des plantes."
Phytochrom
Transliteration: fyto-krom
"Das Phytochrom steuert die Keimung vieler Pflanzensamen."
fitocromo
Transliteration: fitocromo
"Il fitocromo è un pigmento sensibile alla luce rossa."
fitocromo
Transliteration: fitocromo
"El fitocromo regula la floración en respuesta a la duración del día."
fitocromo
Transliteration: fitocromo
"O fitocromo é essencial para o desenvolvimento das plantas."
फाइटोकॉम
Transliteration: phaitokrom
"फाइटोकॉम पौधों में प्रकाश के प्रति संवेदनशील पिगमेंट है।"
光敏素
Transliteration: guāng mǐn sù
"光敏素调节植物的生长和开花反应。"
피토크롬
Transliteration: pitokeurom
"피토크롬은 식물이 빛을 감지하는 데 도움을 줍니다."
フィトクロム
Transliteration: fitokuromu
"フィトクロムは植物の光周期を調節します。"
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