2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stroma \Stro"ma\, n.; pl. {Stromata}. [L., a bed covering, Gr. ? a couch or bed.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney. (b) The spongy, colorless framework of a red blood corpuscle or other cell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stroma n 1: the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast 2: the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma) [also: {stromata} (pl)]
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