n.
Variant: also sto · mo · dae · um
Pronunciation: ˌ st ō -m ə - ' d ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -dea \ - ' d ē - ə \ also -daea \ - ' d ē - ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stoma mouth + hodaion, neuter of hodaios being on the way, from hodos way
Date: 1876
: the embryonic anterior ectodermal part of the alimentary canal or tract
– sto · mo · de · al also sto · mo · dae · al \ - ' d ē - ə l \ adjective