Water pore \Wa"ter pore`\,
1. (Zo["o]l.) A pore by which the water tubes of various
invertebrates open externally.
2. (Bot.) One of certain minute pores in the leaves of some
plants. They are without true guardian cells, but in other
respects closely resemble ordinary stomata. --Goodale.
water pore
n : a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf
of higher plants [syn: {hydathode}, {water stoma}]