Word Meaning

Meaning of stoma

- One of the minute apertures between the cells in many serous membranes.
- The minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually bordered by two contractile cells.
- The line of dehiscence of the sporangium of a fern. It is usually marked by two transversely elongated cells. See Illust. of Sporangium.
- A stigma. See Stigma, n., 6 (a) & (b).

Crossword clue for stoma

- Aperture in a plant
- Leaf opening
- Leaf pore
- Small hole in plant leaf
- Surgical opening