Etymology

stomium

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Today it means: The region of a sporangium where dehiscence takes place Full definition →

New Latin stomium ← Ancient Greek στόμιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστόμιον
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromstomium
  3. English todaystomium

From New Latin stomium, from Ancient Greek στόμιον (stómion), from στόμα (stóma) + -ιον (-ion).

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