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transpiration vs. evaporation

transpiration

noun

  1. an action or instance of transpiring.
  2. Botany. the passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere.

evaporation

noun

  1. the act or process of evaporating.
  2. the state of being evaporated.
  3. Archaic. matter or the quantity of matter evaporated or passed off in vapor.