What is "triacontanol"

n. (context organic compound English) Any of very many alcohols of the general formula C₃₀H₆₂O, but especially 1-triacontanol, also known as ''melissyl alcohol'' or ''myricyl alcohol'', that is found in plant cuticle waxes and in beeswax as the palmitate ester.

1-Triacontanol is a fatty alcohol of the general formula CHO, also known as melissyl alcohol or myricyl alcohol. It is found in plant cuticle waxes and in beeswax. Triacontanol is a growth stimulant for many plants, most notably roses, in which it rapidly increases the number of basal breaks.