root pressure
Botany
noun
The hydrostatic pressure generated in the roots of a plant, which helps the sap to rise in the xylem.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Alfred Bennett (1833–1902), botanist and publisher. After German Wurzelkraft, lit. ‘root force’.
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