astomatal
/eɪˈstɑmətəl/
adjective
- Having no mouth or opening; lacking a stoma (pore) in plants or animals.
- Some parasitic worms are astomatal and absorb food through their skin.
- The astomatal leaves of the aquatic plant absorb nutrients directly through their surface.
- The botanist noted that the fossilized leaf was astomatal, unlike modern species.
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