Stomates - Tiny pores located mainly on the underside of leaves. Oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases move in and out of the leaf through these pores.
Terminal buds - A bud at the end of a stem or branch ...
Stomate A breathing or water pore of a plant leaf or stem; sweat gland.
Stool A clump of roots used for propagation, usually applied to layering
Strain A race within a species reproduced by seed; many are now cultivars.
stomates See stoma.
stone cell A hard, thick-walled plant cell.
stone fruit A fleshy fruit, such as peach, plum, or cherry, usually having a single hard stone that encloses a seed. Also called a drupe.
Plant stomates, the gas exchange openings, may be blocked by oil applications. The resulting stomata suffocation causes brown leaves and leaf drop.
(L. lens, lentis, lentil) corky spots on young bark, arising in relation to epidermal stomates.lenticular search for term- a. (L. lenticula, a lentil) shaped like a double-convex lens.lignify search for term- vt.
guard cells -- Pair of cells which surround a stomate and regulate its size by altering their shape.
gymnosperm -- n. A plant that produces seeds, which are not enclosed; includes any seed plant that does not produce flowers.
In fact, 98% of the water absorbed by a plant goes out through the microscopic pores (called stomates) on the plant's leaves.
 See also: Stoma, Plant, Water, Leaf, Insect
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