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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
stoma \sto"ma\, n.; pl. stomata. nl., fr. gr. ?, ?, a mouth.
1. anat. one of the minute apertures between the cells in
many serous membranes.
1913 webster
2. bot.
a the minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs
opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually
bordered by two contractile cells.
b the line of dehiscence of the sporangium of a fern. it
is usually marked by two transversely elongated cells.
see illust. of sporangium.
1913 webster
3. zool. a stigma. see stigma, n., 6
a
b .
1913 webster
see also:
stomata sporangium stigma
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
stoma
n 1: a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which
gases and water vapor can pass syn: stomate, pore
2: a mouth or mouthlike opening especially one created by
surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to
an internal organ
also: stomata pl
see also:
stomate pore stomata
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