Transpiration

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028598",
  "term": "Transpiration",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Escape of water from plants through pores in the leaves.\n\n2. The process by which water vapor is released to the atmosphere by living plants.\n\n3. The loss of water vapor by plants through tiny holes in their leaves called stomata. According to Environment Canada, an actively growing plant may transpire as much as ten times the amount of water it can hold at once within a twenty-four hour period.\n\n4. (TRAN-spur-RAY-shun) The process by which water vapor is released to the atmosphere by living plants.\n\n5. A part of the hydrologic cycle in which water vapor passes out of living organisms through a membrane or pores.\n\n6. The process by which water vapor is lost to the atmosphere from living plants. The term can also be applied to the quantity of water thus dissipated.\n\n7. The process by which water that is absorbed by plants, usually through the roots, is evaporated into the atmosphere from the plant surface, such as leaf pores.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems Glossary",
    "Watershed Protection Glossary",
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "USGS Water Science Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/transpiration/"
}