# guard cell

> one of a pair of crescent-shaped cells that surround a plant's stoma; changes in the turgidity of the cells cause the opening and closing of the stoma.

**Wikidata**: [Q241368](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q241368)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard_cell)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/guard-cell


## References

1. Quora
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)