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Definition of Hydathode
1. Noun. A pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants.
Definition of Hydathode
1. Noun. (biology) A tissue, in the leaves of many plants, that contains microscopic pores through which water is excreted. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hydathode
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hydathode
1. An epidermal structure specialised for secretion, or for exudation, of water. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydathode
Literary usage of Hydathode
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1911)
"—A portion of the leaf margin of Fuchsia, showing blunt teeth (/), each of which
represents a hydathode at a vein terminus. of low grounds and humid woods. ..."
2. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"In plants, the internal tissue of a hydathode; a gland that excretes water.
See hydathode. EPITOME, ô-pit'ô-mo (Lat.. from Gk. ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1902)
"... which he has called a substitute hydathode. Mr. Copeland shows that there is
nothing very surprising or remarkable in the behavior of these structures, ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... last type of hydathode is usually situated on the edge of the leaf. Some hydathodes
arc active glands, secreting the water they expel from the leaf. ..."
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