Recent Examples on the WebThe second stratagem is to close the microscopic pores — stomates — found mostly on the undersides of the leaves.—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 July 2019 Carbon dioxide also causes stomates, pores in plant leaves, to close.—Umair Irfan, Vox, 24 May 2018 The Raven’s manzanita’s stomates are considerably smaller, visible only through a microscope.—Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2018 The Franciscan manzanita has small pores, called stomates, on the bottom of its leaves that are visible through a magnifying glass.—Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2018
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