Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The exudation of water from leaves as a result of root pressure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of dropping or of flowing in drops.
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- noun botany The
exudation of drops ofwater from theleaves of somevascular plants as a result ofroot pressure .
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Examples
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Thoughout the growing season, plants emit water, called guttation drops, each morning.
TreeHugger 2010
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Faces No. 5 Seed LMU guttation from neonicotinoid treated maize kills bees
WN.com - Articles related to New technique shakes brain cancer cells to death 2010
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The research out of Europe shows 20 parts per billion of nicotinyl insecticides in these guttation droplets.
TreeHugger 2010
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So these unsuspecting bees wake up thirsty each morning and, unknowingly in their search for hydration, quench their thirst on malicious and poisonous guttation droplets.
TreeHugger 2010
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Rather, those applied science guys figured that a strong dose of nitrogen had altered Little Guy's chemistry such that his xylem, which flowed among the cells of his mental engine, leaked out in almost organic guttation.
365 tomorrows submission 2010
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i feel refreshed. f5. cold water.guttation. whoosh ---- sex and the city premiere tomorrow night!
cacatherine Diary Entry cacatherine 2008
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Rather, those applied science guys figured that a strong dose of nitrogen had altered Little Guy’s chemistry such that his xylem, which flowed among the cells of his mental engine, leaked out in almost organic guttation.
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