Is Potometer a Word?
Noun Meteorology. an Instrument for Measuring the Amount of Water That a Plant Loses Through Transpiration, Consisting of a Sealed Vessel of Water with a...
noun Meteorology. an instrument for measuring the amount of water that a plant loses through transpiration, consisting of a sealed vessel of water with a cutting inserted in such a way that moisture can escape only through absorption and transpiration.
What's the meaning of potometer?
: an apparatus for measuring the rate of transpiration in a plant by determining the amount of water absorbed.
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Why is it called a potometer?
A potometer' (from Greek ποτό = drunken, and μέτρο = measure), sometimes known as transpirometer, is a device used for measuring the rate of water uptake of a leafy shoot which is almost equal to the water lost through transpiration.
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