stomate

[ stoh-meyt ]

noun

, Botany.

1. stoma ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of stomate¹

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

Example Sentences

When terminal the awn has three fibro-vascular bundles, when dorsal only one; it is covered with stomate-bearing epidermis.

From Project Gutenberg

Stomate (Latin Stoma, plural Stomata), the breathing-pores of leaves, 144.

From Project Gutenberg