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transpire verb

  /tɹænˈspaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ , /tɹænˈspaɪ̯ɚ/
  • (ambitransitive) To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.). [from 16th c.]
 erittää, huokua
  • (botany, intransitive) Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata. [from 17th c.]
 haihduttaa
  • (intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy. [from 18th c.]
 käydä ilmi, paljastua, tulla ilmi, tulla tietoon

transpiration noun

  • (botany) The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots.
 transpiraatio
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