(æˈstɒmətəs, -ˈstəʊ-), astomous (ˈæstəməs) or astomatal (əˈstɒmətəl, -ˈstəʊ-)
adjective
1.
(of animals) having no mouth
2.
(of plants) having no stomata
astomatous in American English
(eɪˈstɑmətəs; eɪˈstoʊmətəs)
adjective
Biology
without a stoma
Word origin
a-2 + stomatous
astomatous in American English
(eiˈstɑmətəs, eiˈstoumə-)
adjective
Zoology & Botany
having no mouth, stoma, or stomata
Word origin
[1850–55; a-6 + stomatous]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ethos, headhunting, muggins, overprint, segue