What does "transpiration" mean?
Transpiration: (bot.) The evaporation of water, or exhalation of aqueous vapor, from cells and masses of tissue.
Additional senses
- 2.(Physics) The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous substances, or the like; as, transpiration through membranes.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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