stomata

Noun

stoma (plural stomata or stomas)

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

   Synonyms:

   stomate

2. 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.
   • From a large tote bag sat beside her, she takes out a Victoria Beckham makeup bag, which contains her urostomy night bag, which plugs into the bag on the stoma.2024 May 29, Simon Hattenstone, “The radical, ravishing rebirth of Tracey Emin: ‘I didn’t want to die as some mediocre YBA’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
3. A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.