Where does “transpiration” come from?
Transpiration comes from Middle French transpiration, from Medieval Latin transpiratio, from Latin transpiro, combining trans- (across) and spirare (to breathe), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to breathe and to cross.
transpiration (English): The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial...
Definitions
- The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial...
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