Stomata

Word STOMATA
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Definitions and meanings of "Stomata"

What do we mean by stomata?

Plural of stoma. noun

Plural form of stoma. noun

One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.

A small opening in a membrane; a surgically constructed opening, especially one in the abdominal wall that permits the passage of waste after a colostomy or ileostomy.

A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.

An artificial anus.

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The word "stomata" in example sentences

The main function of stomata is to regulate the amount of carbon dioxide taken up by the plants during photosynthesis. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The word stomata means "mouth" in Greek because they allow communication between the internal and external environments of the plant. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"Between AD 1200 to 1300, we see a decrease in stomata and a sharp rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide, due to deforestation we think," says Dr van Hoof, whose findings are published in the journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Plants clean the air, researchers say, primarily by absorbing pollution through small leaf pores called stomata, and via microorganisms living in the potting soil or medium that metabolize contaminants. ❋ Gwendolyn Bounds (2011)

Some gases are absorbed through tiny pores in the leaves, called stomata, during the course of the plants 'respiration cycle. ❋ Unknown (2008)

To prevent water vapor from escaping through the leaves, tiny surface pores called stomata close down occasionally. ❋ Janine M. Benyus (1989)

Between their edges, at various points of their meeting, roundish dark spots are sometimes seen, which have been described as stomata, though they are closed by intercellular substance. ❋ Unknown (1918)

According to background information in a report published in journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, past studies have already shown that salmonella enterica attaches to the surface of fresh produce, and finds its way below the surface of the skin through pores called stomata, where it can hide from and resist washing and food sanitizers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Besides temperature reduction from trees transpiring that water, evaporating the water making it cooler - when they do that they open what are called stomata in the bottom of leaves which allows gas to get inside the leave surface and a lot of air pollutants move inside the leaf surface and are dissolved in the leaf surface. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The profligately pungent plants grow leaves with a denser dotting of breathing pores called stomata, Haak and his colleagues found. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The under surface of the leaf is formed by another layer of flattened cells, supporting generally more or less hairs, and some of them specially modified so as to leave minute openings or "stomata" leading into the air passages. ❋ John Lubbock (1873)

In illustration of the first case I may refer to many alpine plants, the well-known Edelweiss, for instance, where the woolly covering of hairs prevents the "stomata," or minute pores leading into the interior of the leaf, from being clogged up by rain, dew, or fog, and thus enable them to fulfil their functions as soon as the sun comes out. ❋ John Lubbock (1873)

"stomata," which exist in large numbers on the under surface of most green leaves. ❋ Various (N/A)

The agricultural artisans reasoned that Little Guy performed feats during the day because at night his stomata remained closed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When water availability is reduced, photosynthesis is mainly limited by a reduction in the diffusion of CO2 into the leaf through the stomata. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Plants using CAM photosynthesis (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) open their stomata at night in order to take up carbon dioxide when it is cooler so rates of water loss from the plant are lower. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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