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- adjective Pertaining to
transpiration .
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Examples
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Little Guy no more possessed hydathodes, through which he could express excess water, than he did any other means of transpirational pull.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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"Xylem, phloem, and Althouse: transpirational tissues contributing nourishment, structure, style and funk to random unidentified hardwoods."
I was inside that tree... Ann Althouse 2009
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In larger plant species, transpirational pull from the stomatal openings create the 'suction' through the xylem vessel system from the leaves all the way down to the root hairs.
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Little Guy no more possessed hydathodes, through which he could express excess water, than he did any other means of transpirational pull.
365 tomorrows submission 2010
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Dr. LADA: And then once we allow them, basically, the tree sucks up, along with the transpirational stream.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Algaeventure's solution costs 12 cents a gallon and is based on "transpirational pull," the method used by trees to draw water from their roots to the leaves at the tallest branches.
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