HyperDic: stomate

English > 1 sense of the word stomate:
NOUNplantstomate, stoma, porea minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
English > stomate: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass.
Synonymsstoma, pore
Narrowergerm poreA pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination
hydathode, water pore, water stomaA pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants
lenticelOne of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue
BroaderapertureA natural opening in something
Spanishestoma, poro
Catalanestoma, por, porus

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