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stoma - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stoma' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stoma [ n.]
- One of the minute apertures between the cells in many serous membranes.
- The minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually bordered by two contractile cells.
- The line of dehiscence of the sporangium of a fern. It is usually marked by two transversely elongated cells. See Illust. of Sporangium.
- A stigma. See Stigma, n., 6 (a) & (b).