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gut⋅ta⋅tion

  [guh-tey-shuhn]
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–noun Botany.
a process in which water in liquid form is given off by plants.
Origin:
1885–90; < G; see gutta, -ation
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gut·ta·tion   (gŭ-tā'shən)   
n.  The exudation of water from leaves as a result of root pressure.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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