interception

Some of the water falling on foliage (and the other above-ground parts of plants) is held there, making it wet, and then evaporates without ever reaching the ground. A forest can intercept up to 2mm of rainfall in a single shower.



This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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