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evapotranspiration definition

☆ evapo·tran·spi·ra·tion (ē vap′ō tran′spə rā′s̸hən)

noun

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

Etymology: evapo(ration) + transpiration

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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