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STOMATOUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a mouth or mouthlike opening

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

mouthlike (of an opening that resembles a mouth)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Antonym:

astomatous (having no mouth or mouthlike opening)

Derivation:

stoma (a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or constituting plant stomata

Example:

stomatal openings

Synonyms:

stomatal; stomatous

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

stoma (a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass)

Derivation:

stoma (a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Relating to or of the nature of or having a mouth or mouthlike opening

Synonyms:

stomatal; stomatous

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

stoma (a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ))

Derivation:

stoma (a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ))

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