stoma.
One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
Meaning & usage
One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
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; an artificial anus.
A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *stéh₃mn̥ Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma)der. New Latin stomabor. English stoma Borrowed from New Latin stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
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