root pressure
noun Botany.
osmotic pressure within the cells of a root system that causes sap to rise through a plant stem to the leaves.
Origin of root pressure
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby root pressure
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root of unity,
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root resection,
root rot,
root sheath,
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root test
Scientific definitions for root pressure
root pressure
Pressure produced in the roots of plants, causing exudation of sap from cut stems and guttation of water from leaves. The pressure is generated by the concentration of solutes in the xylem of the root and stem, which in turn causes water to move into the xylem by osmosis.