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- Definition fluid found in plants that contains variable amounts of food and waste materials, inorganic salts, and nitrogenous compounds Reference "Encyclopedia Britannica, 'sap' (4.2.2020) Plant Physiology"
- Comment "Xylem sap carries soil nutrients (e.g., dissolved minerals) from the root system to the leaves; the water is then lost through transpiration.Phloem, or sieve-tube, sap is the fluid carrying sugar from leaves to other parts of the plant in the summer"