Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a crystalline acid associated with gibberellin;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
gibberellic acid \gibberellic acid\ n. (Chem.),
A plant growth hormone of the gibberellin series
(C19H22O6), also called gibberellin A3. It was first
isolated from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi. It is used
to promote the growth of seedlings. See also gibberellin.
--MI11
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
gibberellin \gibberellin\ n. (Chem.),
Any of a number plant growth hormones, the first of which was
isolated in 1938 from the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi; more
than 60 related gibberelins are known. The most important is
gibberellin A3, also called gibberellic acid. They are
used in agriculture for promoting plant growth.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gibberellic acid
n 1: a crystalline acid associated with gibberellin