stomate

noun

sto·​mate ˈstō-ˌmāt 

: stoma sense 1

Examples of stomate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The second stratagem is to close the microscopic pores — stomates — found mostly on the undersides of the leaves. — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 July 2019

Carbon dioxide also causes stomates, pores in plant leaves, to close. — Umair Irfan, Vox, 24 May 2018

The Raven’s manzanita’s stomates are considerably smaller, visible only through a microscope. — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

irregular from New Latin stomat-, stoma

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stomate

• diplomate

Kids Definition

stomate

noun

sto·​mate ˈstō-ˌmāt 

: stoma