leaf hydathode (Q1722)

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A multicellular, anatomically distinctive structure located within a leaf at its periphery, its cells surrounding a central canal that opens to the exterior, through which water is actively discharged under humid conditions that impede the rate of transpiration; this liquid discharge is termed guttation.
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leaf hydathode
A multicellular, anatomically distinctive structure located within a leaf at its periphery, its cells surrounding a central canal that opens to the exterior, through which water is actively discharged under humid conditions that impede the rate of transpiration; this liquid discharge is termed guttation.

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    plant structure
    plant superstructure
    plant/structure/leaf hydathode
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