Paracytic stomata

• Title

  Paracytic stomata

• Definition

  Referring to a stomatal type in which the two subsidiary cells are parallel to the long axis of the guard cells. The brachyparacytic type is the same as the paracytic type.

• Related Terms

  Anomocytic stomata

  Anisocytic stomata

  Stomate (pl. = stomates) (= stoma sing. and stomata pl.)

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