Biology
Plants have no blood, yet we sometimes say that a plant is "bleeding". How do you justify this ?
Transpiration
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Plants when injured, ooze out cell sap from the ruptured surface due to root pressure. This is very similar to bleeding in animals. Therefore, the term bleeding is used for it.
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