Meaning | A minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass. |
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Synonyms | stoma, pore |
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Narrower | germ pore | A pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination |
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hydathode, water pore, water stoma | A pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants |
lenticel | One of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue |
Broader | aperture | A natural opening in something |
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Spanish | estoma, poro |
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Catalan | estoma, por, porus |
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