sap

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The watery fluid that is transported through a plant’s structure through vascular tissue. This fluid can be a mixture of water, sugar, waste, food, salts, and other chemical compounds. There are different kinds of sap depending on where the fluid is stored and what the fluid is composed of. These saps include cell, xylem, and phloem.

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