How trees grow

Keywords Chlorophyll Capillary action Germinate Heartwood Osmosis Photosynthesis Plumule Radicle Sap Sapling Sapwood Transpiration

Definitions Chlorophyll ; (noun) - any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms Capillary action ; (noun) - a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries Germinate ; (verb) - cause to grow or sprout Heartwood ; Centre of the tree. Photosynthesis ; Photo = light, Synthesis = produce or build. Transpiration ; (noun) - the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants