Define the following terms:
$(1)$ Guttation
$(2)$ Transpiration

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(N/A) $(1)$ Guttation: When evaporation is low and excess water collects in the form of droplets around special openings of veins near the tip of grass blades,such water loss in its liquid phase is known as guttation.
$(2)$ Transpiration: Transpiration is the evaporative loss of water by the aerial organs of the plant.

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