estoma
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See also: èstoma
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).
Noun
estoma m (plural estomes)
- (botany) stoma (tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf)
- (medicine) stoma (surgically constructed opening)
Further reading
- “estoma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “estoma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “estoma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “estoma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -omɐ
Noun
estoma m (plural estomas)
- (botany) stoma (tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf)
- (medicine) stoma (surgically constructed opening)
Further reading
- “estoma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).
Pronunciation
Noun
estoma m (plural estomas)
Further reading
- “estoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28