stomate

sto·mate

S0774150 (stō′māt′)n. Botany See stoma.

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[Perhaps back-formation from stomata.]

stomate

(ˈstəʊmət) botanyn another name for stoma¹adjhaving stomata

sto•ma

(ˈstoʊ mə)

n., pl. sto•ma•ta (ˈstoʊ mə tə, ˈstɒm ə-, stoʊˈmɑ tə) sto•mas. 1. a minute opening in leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged. 2. a primitive mouth or simple ingestive organ of an invertebrate animal. 3. a surgical opening in an organ constructed to permit passage of fluids or waste products to another organ or to the outside of the body. [1675–85; < New Latin < Greek stóma mouth] sto′mal, adj.

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stomate - a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can passstoma, poreaperture - a natural opening in somethinggerm pore - a pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germinationhydathode, water pore, water stoma - a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plantslenticel - one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue

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