hypostomatic

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adjective

Having stomata (mostly) on the underneath (foliar abaxial surface)

OriginEnglish stomatic ← Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *upó →
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Meanings

adjectivehypostomatic (comparative more hypostomatic, superlative most hypostomatic)

comparative more hypostomatic · superlative most hypostomatic

  1. biologyHaving stomata (mostly) on the underneath (foliar abaxial surface)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Englishstomatic
  6. Englishhypostomatic

From hypo- + stomatic.

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Translations

Italian ipostomatico
  • ipostomaticohaving stomata underneath
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APA

hypostomatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypostomatic

MLA

“hypostomatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypostomatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypostomatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypostomatic.

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