TRANSPIRATION


Meaning of TRANSPIRATION in English

/tran'speuh ray"sheuhn/ , n.

1. an action or instance of transpiring.

2. Bot. the passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere.

[ 1545-55; TRANS- + L spiration-, s. of spiratio breathing ( spirat ( us ), ptp. of spirare to breathe + -ion- -ION); perh. directly ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .