stoma

sto·ma

noun \ˈstō-mə\

plural sto·ma·ta\-mə-tə\ also stomas

Definition of STOMA

1

: any of various small simple bodily openings especially in a lower animal

2

: one of the minute openings in the epidermis of a plant organ (as a leaf) through which gaseous interchange takes place; also : the opening with its associated cellular structures

3

: an artificial permanent opening especially in the abdominal wall made in surgical procedures

Origin of STOMA

New Latin, from Greek stomat-, stoma mouth

First Known Use: circa 1684

Rhymes with STOMA

chroma, coma, noma, soma, stroma