ext_76136 ([identity profile] calzephyr77.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 1word1day2018-11-14 07:27 am
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Wednesday Word: Stomata

Stomata - an opening, basically.

You may recall stomata from biology class. Plants have tiny, small openings or slits in the epidermis of their leaves and stems that allow the exchange of gases - it's how plants breathe. A stomata can also be a mouth or artificial opening. I recently came across the word again while taking a first aid course - that is, some people have a stomata installed for breathing. You can perform CPR on the stoma. Huh!

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