transpiration

🇺🇸 /ˌtrænspɪˈreɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌtrænspɪˈreɪʃn/
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The process where water moves through a plant and then evaporates from the leaves into the air.

On hot days, the rate of transpiration in plants increases, helping them to cool down.

translation

n. The process where water moves through a plant and then evaporates from the leaves into the air.

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Plural transpirations