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  1. Transpiration - Wikipedia

    Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers. It is a passive process that requires no energy …

  2. Transpiration | Definition, Mechanism, & Facts | Britannica

    transpiration, in botany, a plant’s loss of water, mainly through the stomata of leaves. Stomatal openings are necessary to admit carbon dioxide to the leaf interior and to allow oxygen to …

  3. Evapotranspiration and the Water Cycle | U.S. Geological Survey

    Jun 12, 2018 · Transpiration occurs when plants take up liquid water from the soil and release water vapor into the air from their leaves. In order to understand evapotranspiration, let’s …

  4. Transpiration | Biology for Majors II - Lumen Learning

    The atmosphere to which the leaf is exposed drives transpiration, but also causes massive water loss from the plant. Up to 90 percent of the water taken up by roots may be lost through …

  5. Transpiration in Plants: Types, Mechanism, Factors, Uses

    Apr 18, 2024 · Transpiration is defined as water loss in the form of water vapor from the internal tissues of aerial parts of the plant body under the influence of sunlight and regulated to some …

  6. Transpiration - GeeksforGeeks

    Nov 19, 2025 · Transpiration is the process by which plants release excess water as water vapour through their stomata, stems, or other plant parts. Water is essential for normal cell …

  7. 4.5.1.2: Transpiration - Biology LibreTexts

    Transpiration refers to the loss of water vapor through plant stomata, mainly in the leaves. Hot, dry, and windy conditions increase transpiration rate.

  8. TRANSPIRATION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TRANSPIRATION is the act or process or an instance of transpiring; especially : the passage of watery vapor from a living body (as of a plant) through a membrane or pores.

  9. Transpiration - The Basics - Appalachian State University

    Transpiration Transpiration (abbreviated E) is the loss of water from plants by evaporation. It is an extremely important process - for example, in untouched areas of the Amazon, nearly half …

  10. Transpiration Definition - BYJU'S

    The process of transpiration keeps the cell turgid, cools the surface of the leaves, and helps in the movement of minerals from the soil to different parts of the plant.