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Stoma

Stoma Meaning & Definition
Stoma Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stoma?

[n] a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)
[n] a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stoma: pore

Related Terms | Find terms related to Stoma:

See Also | aperture | colostomy | opening | orifice | porta | tracheostomy | tracheotomy

Stoma In Webster's Dictionary

\Sto"ma\, n.; pl. {Stomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a mouth.] 1. (Anat.) One of the minute apertures between the cells in many serous membranes. 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}. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A stigma. See {Stigma}, n., 6 (a) & (b) .

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