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gymnostom

gymnostom noun: a "naked" stoma, one without a peristome.

Noun

gymnostom (plural gymnostoms)

  1. A "naked" stoma, one without a peristome.
    • Anterior part of the stoma (Cheilostom) cuticularized; gymnostom together with prostegostom and mesostegostom forming main part of the stoma, cylinder-like and slightly funnel-shaped; metastegostom ridges present, but lacking teeth or denticles; telostegostom short (Fig 2D and 2E).2015 December 17, “Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Phasmarhabditis huizhouensis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae), a New Rhabditid Nematode from South China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of gymnostom

pluralgymnostoms

Questions about gymnostom

What does gymnostom mean?
Gymnostom means a "naked" stoma, one without a peristome.
What part of speech is gymnostom?
Gymnostom is a noun.
What is the plural of gymnostom?
The plural of gymnostom is gymnostoms.

Words near gymnostom in the dictionary

  1. gymnosperms
  2. gymnospermy
  3. gymnospore
  4. gymnospores
  5. gymnosporous
  6. gymnostom
  7. gymnostomous
  8. gymnostoms
  9. gymnote
  10. gymnotes
  11. gymnotic

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