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stroma
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun stroma has 3 senses
- stroma(n = noun.plant) Array - a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures embedded in it or on it; Array is a kind of plant tissue
- stroma(n = noun.plant) Array - the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast; Array is a kind of plant tissue
- stroma(n = noun.body) Array - the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma); Array is a kind of animal tissue
CIDE DICTIONARY
stroma, n. [L., a bed covering, Gr. a couch or bed.].
- The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney. [1913 Webster]
- A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
stroma, n. (pl. stromata) Biol.
1 the framework of an organ or cell.
2 a fungous tissue containing spore-producing bodies.
1 the framework of an organ or cell.
2 a fungous tissue containing spore-producing bodies.
Derivative
stromatic adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. LL f. Gk stroma coverlet
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