stomata
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere increase, plants may need to open their stomata less frequently, leading to decreased transpiration and preserving more groundwater.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024
When there is a water shortage, plants act to conserve water by producing the drought stress hormone ABA to close their stomata.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2024
Unlike flowering plants, mosses do not use stomata for CO2 entry and therefore may have less access to the available CO2.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023
But when the air and soil are so dry that they can’t meet demand, a tree will eventually close the stomata, or pores, on its leaves to avoid losing precious water.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2023
At intervals along the surface of the epicarp are stomata, or breathing pores, surrounded by guard cells.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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