English
guttation
Guttation comes from Latin gutta ‘a drop’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgutta‘a drop’
- Englishtodayguttation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgutta‘a drop’
- Englishtodayguttation
Formed from -ation
Linked words
through Latin gutta ‘a drop’
Today it means
noun The exudation of drops of water from the leaves of some vascular plants as a result of root pressure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin gutta / guttation