stomatous

1 of 2

adjective

stoma·​tous

-mətəs,

-mətəs

: bearing stomata or having a stoma

-stomatous

2 of 2

adjective combining form

-stoma·​tous

¦stämətəs,

-tōm-,

-mətəs

: having (such) a mouth or opening : stomatous

cyclostomatous

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

stomat- + -ous

Adjective combining form

probably from New Latin -stomatus, from Greek stomat-, stoma mouth

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