guttation

English

Etymology

Latin gutta (“a drop”) +‎ -ation

Noun

guttation (countable and uncountable, plural guttations)

(botany) The exudation of drops of water from the leaves of some vascular plants as a result of root pressure.

Related terms

guttate

Translations

exudation of drops of water

French: guttation (fr) f
Italian: guttazione f

Romanian: gutație (ro) f

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