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astomatous

American  
[ey-stom-uh-tuhs, ey-stoh-muh-] / eɪˈstɒm ə təs, eɪˈstoʊ mə- /

adjective

Zoology, Botany.

  1. having no mouth, stoma, or stomata.

astomatous British  
/ æˈstɒmətəs, -ˈstəʊ- /

adjective

  1. (of animals) having no mouth

  2. (of plants) having no stomata

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Etymology

Origin of astomatous

First recorded in 1850–55; a- 6 + stomatous

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