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stoma

/ˈstoʊmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
stoma
IPA
/ˈstoʊmə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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; an artificial anus.

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *stéh₃mn̥ Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma)der. New Latin stomabor. English stoma Borrowed from New Latin stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈstoʊmə/
  • British English: /ˈstəʊmə/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

stomata (plural) stomas (plural)

Derived Forms

acephalostomia ancylostoma esophagostoma lipostomy macrostomia malacostomous microstomia pseudostoma stomaplasty stomatiferous stomatous tracheostoma

Phrases

stoma bag -stomy

Frequently Paired Words

ostomy stomal -stomy

Synonyms

stomate pore

Rhymes With

oklahoma coma lymphoma aroma melanoma carcinoma sonoma glaucoma loma moma paloma mesothelioma

Questions

How do you pronounce stoma?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstoʊmə/.
What does stoma mean?
One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
Where does stoma come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *stéh₃mn̥ Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma)der. New Latin stomabor. English stoma Borrowed from New Latin stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

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