stoma
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stoma (plural stomata or stomas)
- (botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
- Synonym: stomate
- (medicine) 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.
- (zoology) A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.
- An artificial anus.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]botany: tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf
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small opening in a membrane
Further reading
[edit]- Stoma (botany) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Stoma (medicine) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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[edit]Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stoma m (plural stomas or stomata, diminutive stomaatje n)
- (botany) stoma (one of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass)
Gothic
[edit]Romanization
[edit]stoma
- Romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌼𐌰
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stoma m (plural stomi)
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[edit]Numeral
[edit]stoma
- (rare) instrumental of sto
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