Stomate (stoma) on the underside of a broad bean leaf (Vicia faba, pea family), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Stomata (plural of stoma)

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Stomate (stoma) on the underside of a broad bean leaf (Vicia faba, pea family), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Stomata (plural of stoma) are tiny openings in the epidermis of a plant that are surrounded by pairs of crescent-shaped cells, called guard cells, that facilitate gas exchange. Magnification: x440 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

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