root pressure

noun

The pressure (the result of osmosis) exerted by the roots of vascular plants that moves water into the leaves and causes guttation.

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Meanings

nounroot pressure (countable and uncountable, plural root pressures)

plural root pressures

  1. countableuncountableThe pressure (the result of osmosis) exerted by the roots of vascular plants that moves water into the leaves and causes guttation.
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APA

root pressure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20pressure

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“root pressure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20pressure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “root pressure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20pressure.

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