Definition of "water-permeable" []

• That allows water to permeate through its structure (adjective)

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• "When CAM plants become water-stressed, the stomates remain closed both day and night and the fine (water-permeable) roots are sloughed off."
• "Osmosis is the pattern of water movement across a water-permeable membrane such as the cell membrane."
• "Here a water-permeable membrane is used to draw fresh water on one side to salty water on the other."