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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Stoma \Sto"ma\, n.; pl. Stomata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a mouth.] 1. (Anat.) One of the minute apertures between the cells in many serous membranes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) The minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually bordered by two contractile cells. (b) The line of dehiscence of the sporangium of a fern. It is usually marked by two transversely elongated cells. See Illust. of Sporangium. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) A stigma. See Stigma, n., 6 (a) & (b) . [1913 Webster] | ||
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