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The 'opinion' here is, as fivejedjon knows, related to the belief about animate objects. Trees do indeed respire. That's why nurse remove plants from hospital wards at night.
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It has nothing to do with the meaning of the word. The meaning of the word is a naive concept. It does not include the scientific knowledge related to it. What is water? It's a liquid we drink, wash in, etc. The chemical formula of water has nothing to do with the meaning of the word. It describes the substance denoted by this word.