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astomatous

American  
[ey-stom-uh-tuhs, ey-stoh-muh-] / eɪˈstɒm ə təs, eɪˈstoʊ mə- /

adjective

Zoology, Botany.
  1. having no mouth, stoma, or stomata.


astomatous British  
/ æˈstɒmətəs, -ˈstəʊ- /

adjective

  1. (of animals) having no mouth

  2. (of plants) having no stomata

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of astomatous

First recorded in 1850–55; a- 6 + stomatous

Example Sentences

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My husband was an expert in everything, even in the way I cut tomatoes, hemmed pants, folded socks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Luchford invited me for dinner, poking sparks from the sticks in his tufo-framed grill while his wife, Tanya, cut tomatoes on a rough tufo table.

From New York Times • May 20, 2011

Boil a quart of peeled and cut tomatoes for about ten minutes, then strain and put in saucepan with two teaspoonfuls salt, one-half teaspoonful pepper and two tablespoonfuls butter.

From The Community Cook Book by Anonymous

Wash and cut tomatoes in halves, crosswise; do not peel them.

From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes

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