n.
Pronunciation: ' str ō -m ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural stro · ma · ta \ -m ə -t ə \
Etymology: New Latin stromat-, stroma, from Latin, bed covering, from Greek str ō mat-, str ō ma, from stornynai to spread out ― more at STREW
Date: circa 1832
1 a : a compact mass of fungal hyphae producing perithecia or pycnidia b : the colorless proteinaceous matrix of a chloroplast in which the chlorophyll-containing lamellae are embedded
2 a : the supporting framework of an animal organ typically consisting of connective tissue b : the spongy protoplasmic framework of some cells (as a red blood cell)
– stro · mal \ -m ə l \ adjective