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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sto•ma•ta (stō′mə tə, stom′ə-, stō mä′tə),USA pronunciation n. - Botany, Medicinea pl. of stoma.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stomata /ˈstəʊmətə ˈstɒm-; stəʊˈmɑːtə/ n - the plural of stoma
sto•ma (stō′mə),USA pronunciation n., pl. sto•ma•ta (stō′mə tə, stom′ə-,USA pronunciation stō• mä′tə), sto•mas. - Also, stomate. [Bot.]any of various small apertures, esp. one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- [Zool.]a mouth or ingestive opening, esp. when in the form of a small or simple aperture.
- Surgery[Med.]an artificial opening between two hollow organs or between one hollow organ and the outside of the body, constructed to permit the passage of body fluids or waste products.
- Greek stóma mouth
- Neo-Latin
- 1675–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stoma /ˈstəʊmə/ n ( pl stomata /ˈstəʊmətə ˈstɒm-; stəʊˈmɑːtə/)- an epidermal pore, present in large numbers in plant leaves, that controls the passage of gases into and out of a plant
- a mouth or mouthlike part
- an artificial opening made in a tubular organ, esp the colon or ileum
See colostomy, ileostomy
Etymology: 17th Century: via New Latin from Greek: mouth |