Definition of Transpiration

the process in which plants absorb water and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves

Examples of Transpiration in a sentence

Plant roots absorb and release moisture from the ground during transpiration.  🔊

The release of water vapor during plant transpiration provides the majority of flow of water to the atmosphere.  🔊

Transpiration in the rose occurred when water moved up the stem, into the leaves, and then out of the flower in the form of vapor.  🔊

During transpiration, water vapor is released through the leave’s pours after being processed from the ground to the leaves.  🔊

Once water is moved from the roots to the actual leaves, a plant releases the excess liquid in the form of vapor.  🔊

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