| English noun: stoma | |||
| 1. | stoma (plant) a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass | ||
| Synonyms | pore, stomate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aperture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | germ pore, hydathode, lenticel, water pore, water stoma | ||
| 2. | stoma (body) a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opening, orifice, porta | ||
| Part meronym | colostomy, tracheostomy, tracheotomy | ||
| Domain category | surgery | ||