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evapotranspiration

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(ē vap′ō tran′spə rā′s̸hən)

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noun

the total water loss from the soil, including that by direct evaporation and that by transpiration from the surfaces of plants

Origin: evapo(ration) + transpiration

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noun

The combined processes of evaporation, sublimation, and transpiration of the water from the earth's surface into the atmosphere.
The total amount of water transferred from the earth to the atmosphere.

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Origin: evapo(ration)

Origin: and transpiration

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