stomate

[ stoh-meyt ]

nounBotany.

stoma (def. 1).

Origin of stomate

¹

Perhaps by back formation from stomata, based on an assumed (unattested) New Latin singular stomatum; see -ate¹

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How to use stomate in a sentence

When terminal the awn has three fibro-vascular bundles, when dorsal only one; it is covered with stomate-bearing epidermis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 | Various
stomate (Latin Stoma, plural Stomata), the breathing-pores of leaves, 144.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray

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