STROMA


Meaning of STROMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrō-mə ]

noun

( plural stro·ma·ta -mə-tə)

Etymology: New Latin stromat-, stroma, from Latin, bed covering, from Greek strōmat-, strōma, 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 -məl adjective

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