Transpiration Efficiency 



The amount in grams of dry substance produced by a 

 plant for every kilogram of water transpired. 



Transplant 



A seedling, or young plant, that has been moved from one 

 location to another; in forestry practice a seedling that has 

 been transplanted one or more times in the nursery. 



Transportation (in Soil Erosion) 



The movement of detached particles or masses of soil 

 across the land or through the air by wind, water, or gravity. 



Trap Line 



A series of traps arranged in a more or less linear arrange- 

 ment to secure a sample of the mammals in an area, or for 

 securing animals for their fur, or some other purpose. 



Traumatic 



Refers to a shock or a wound, or the resulting condition 

 in an organism. 



Travertine 



A calcareous, concretionary limestone that has been 

 formed in water, cf. Sinter, Tufa. 



Tree 



A woody plant that has a single main stem and commonly 

 more than eight or ten feet tall. cf. Shrub. 



Tree Limit (Line) 



The altitude in mountains, or the southern or northern 

 latitude, at which only isolated trees grow and beyond which 

 only stunted forms, Krummholz (q. v.), or Tundra (q. v.) 

 occur, cf. Timber line. 



Tremotode 



cf. Fluke. 



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