STROMA

noun (plural ~ta) see: strew Date: circa 1832 1. a compact mass of fungal hyphae producing perithecia or pycnidia, the colorless proteinaceous matrix of a chloroplast in which the chlorophyll-containing lamellae are embedded, 2. the supporting framework of an animal organ typically consisting of connective tissue, the spongy protoplasmic framework of some cells (as a red blood cell), ~l adjective