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Hydathode

A tissue, in the leaves of many plants, that contains microscopic pores through which water is excreted.

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noun
  1. 1

    A tissue, in the leaves of many plants, that contains microscopic pores through which water is excreted.

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hydromenoun(biology) A vascular bundle, in plants, that transports water
hydrothecanoun(zoology) One of the calicles that protect the hydranths in certain Hydroidea (Thecaphora).
hydrohemicryptophytenoun(biology) Any aquatic hemicryptophyte
hydrophytologynounThe branch of botany that deals with water plants (hydrophytes)
diachymanounThe parenchyma of leaves.
hydrocladiumnounAny of the secondary branches of a hydrocaulus that bear hydrothecae
haustoriumnounA root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.
stomanoun(medicine) A small opening in a membrane; a surgically constructed opening, especially one in the abdominal wall that permits the passage of waste after a colostomy or ileostomy.
guttationnoun(botany) The exudation of drops of water from the leaves of some vascular plants as a result of root pressure.
hydrophytenoun(botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
hydroeciumnounA sac attached onto a nectocalyx or swimming bell of specific types of oceanic hydrozoa.
hypothecanoun(microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate
hypodermisnoun(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
hydrosomanoun(biology) The entire organism of any hydrozoon.
nectarthodenounA pore, in the base of a flower, through which nectar is secreted
haptophytenoun(microbiology) A kind of unicellular marine phytoplankton, typically covered in tiny scales or plates composed of carbohydrates and calcium deposits
hydrophytismnoun(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is abundant.
hypsophyllnoun(botany) A bract or bracteole.
hydrohalophytenoun(biology) A halophyte that lives in salty water
hydrophorenounA tank used to provide water pressure.

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  • thehydathode
  • ahydathode

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  • hydathode.
  • hydathodeis

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