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stomate

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[stoh-meyt] / ˈstoʊ meɪt /

noun

Botany.

  1. stoma.

Etymology

Origin of stomate

Perhaps by back formation from stomata, based on an assumed (unattested) New Latin singular stomatum; see -ate 1

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