stoma
One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water…One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
» Plants breathe through their stomata.
Растения дышат через устьица.
Meaning
3 sensesOne of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
у́стьицеústʹice
a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can 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.
Examples
2 sentencesPlants breathe through their stomata.
ruРастения дышат через устьица. — Wezel
Mark got a stoma temporarily.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from New Latin stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).Borrowed from New Latin stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
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Forms
plural: stomata / stomasSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular