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The second stratagem is to close the microscopic pores — stomates — found mostly on the undersides of the leaves.
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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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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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“Stomate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomate. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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