root pressure

noun

: the chiefly osmotic pressure by which water rises into the stems of plants from the roots

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for root pressure

• refresher
• acupressure
• overpressure
• flesher
• fresher
• thresher

Kids Definition

root pressure

noun

: the pressure that is caused by the absorption of soil water and that helps to push water up the plant stem from the roots