Complete Definition of "stoma"

English

Etymology
From AGr. term|scpolytonic|���μα|trstoma||mouth|lang=grc.

Noun
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en-noun|stomata

  1. botany One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
  2. A small opening in a membrane; a surgically constructed opening, especially one in the abdominal wall that permits the passage of waste after a colostomy or ileostomy.
  3. zoology A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.
  4. An artificial anus.

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

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