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sto·mate

 (stō′māt′)
n. Botany
See stoma.
[Perhaps back-formation from stomata.]
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stomate

(ˈstəʊmət) botany
n
another name for stoma1
adj
having stomata
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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.stomate - a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can passstomate - a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
stoma, pore
aperture - a natural opening in something
germ 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 germination
hydathode, water pore, water stoma - a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants
lenticel - 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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