osmosis. 1  Physical Chemistry, Cell Biology. the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane. the diffusion of fluids through membranes or porous partitions. Compare endosmosis, exosmosis.
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White cedar often grows in pure stands over large areas of moist soils. Cedar trees growing in swamp settings are not considered part of the upland white cedar type. It also is found mixed in extensive tracts with balsam fir, yellow birch, paper birch, white spruce, and black spruce.ld-growth forests consist of a mixture of tree sizes and ages, and young black ash can become established and grow beneath their parent trees. Black ash trees in old growth may be 200 years old or more.