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stomate

/ˈstoʊmeɪt/ /ˈstoʊmət/

Meanings
noun
Stoma

Examples :

"The botanist pointed out the stomate on the leaf's surface, explaining how it allows the plant to breathe. "
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Illustration botanist

botanist noun

/ˈbɒt.ən.ɪst/

A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.

"The botanist studied the different types of flowers in the school garden. "

Illustration how

how noun

/hæŏ/ /haʊ/

The means by which something is accomplished.

"I am not interested in the why, but in the how."

Illustration surface

surface noun

/ˈsɜːfɪs/ /ˈsɝːfəs/

The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.

"The smooth surface of the kitchen table was perfect for setting the dinner plates. "

Illustration explaining

explaining verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/ /ɛkˈspleɪnɪŋ/

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration leaf

leaf noun

/liːf/

The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.

"The maple tree outside the school had beautiful, green leaves. "

Illustration stoma

stoma noun

/ˈstəʊmə/ /ˈstoʊmə/

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

"The plant's leaves had many visible stoma, allowing them to take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen. "

Illustration out

out noun

/æɔt/ /ʌʊt/ /ɘʉt/ /aʊt/

A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.

"They wrote the law to give those organizations an out."

Illustration breathe

breathe verb

/bɹiːð/ /bɹið/

To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.

"Before the big presentation, Sarah took a deep breath and felt more calm. "

Illustration pointed

pointed verb

/ˈpɔɪntɪd/

To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

"The teacher pointed to the map to show the students where the capital city was located. "

Illustration plant

plant noun

/plænt/ /plɑːnt/

An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

"The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."

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allows verb

/əˈlaʊz/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"