imbibition theory
imbibition theory · imbibition theories
The suggestion that water ascended in plants by a chemical process in the cell walls,…The suggestion (by Julius von Sachs) that water ascended in plants by a chemical process in the cell walls, and not by actual passage upwards through vessels.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)The suggestion (by Julius von Sachs) that water ascended in plants by a chemical process in the cell walls, and not by actual passage upwards through vessels.
Forms
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