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guttation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gut-ta-tion
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The exudation of drops of water from the leaves of some vascular plants as a result of root pressure.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin gutta (“a drop”) + -ation.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

guttations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

guttate

Questions

What does guttation mean?
The exudation of drops of water from the leaves of some vascular plants as a result of root pressure.
Where does guttation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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