potometer

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noun

A device used for measuring the rate of water uptake of a leafy shoot due to photosynthesis and transpiration.

OriginAncient Greek ποτό →
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Meanings

nounpotometer (plural potometers)

plural potometers

  1. A device used for measuring the rate of water uptake of a leafy shoot due to photosynthesis and transpiration.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekποτό“drunken”
  2. Englishpotometer

From Ancient Greek ποτό (potó, “drunken”) + -meter.

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optometer
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APA

potometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potometer

MLA

“potometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potometer.

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