Guttation
[guh-tey-shuh n] /gʌˈteɪ ʃən/
noun, Botany.
1.
a process in which water in liquid form is given off by plants.
guttation
(gə-tā’shən)
The exudation of water from leaves as a result of root pressure. Compare transpiration.
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