hy·da·thode

(hī′də-thōd′)

A water-excreting microscopic epidermal structure in many plants.

[Greek hudōr, hudat-, water; see wed- in Indo-European roots + hodos, way, road.]

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hydathode

(ˈhaɪdəˌθəʊd)

(Botany) a pore in plants, esp on the leaves, specialized for excreting water

[C19: from Greek, from hudor water + hodos way]

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hy•da•thode

(ˈhaɪ dəˌθoʊd)

n.

a specialized leaf structure through which water is exuded.

[< German Hydathode (1894) < Greek hydat-, s. of hýdōr water + hodós way, path; compare -ode²]

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Noun

hydathode - a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants

water pore, water stoma

stoma, stomate, pore - a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass

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We observed four types of trichomes: hydathode trichome, long conic trichome, short conic trichome and bulb-based trichome.

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When the aerial stomata are close from morning to the evening, the absorption of materials are doing through the hydathode and cuticle.

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passiflorae is transmitted mainly by splashing water or aerosols, and penetrate the plant through natural wounds or openings, such as stomata and hydathodes (MUNHOZ et al., 2015).

Yellow passion fruit in overhead trellis system do not differ in diseases intensity and is more productive compared to vertical trellis system/Maracujazeiro-amarelo no sistema de conducao em caramanchao nao difere na intensidade de doencas e e mais produtivo em relacao ao sistema em espaldeira

The hydathodes present at leaf tips or margins serve as initial entry point for pathogen.

Fishtail palm, problems and prospects

Many species with epidermal hydathodes of Crassula from the Namib Desert in southern Africa can benefit directly from dew or fog deposited on leaf surfaces [3].

Foliar water uptake of Tamarix ramosissima from an atmosphere of high humidity

Silwet L-77 greatly reduces the surface tension of water, allowing it to infiltrate plant leaf stomata (Neumann & Prinz 1974) and hydathodes (Zidack et al.

Silwet L-77 improves the efficacy of horticultral oils for control of boisduval scale Diaspis boisduvalii (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) and the flat mite Tenuipalpus pacificus (Arachnida: Acari: Tenuipalpidae) on orchids

guttation: Exudation of liquid water from hydathodes fed by vascular xylem traces.

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