STROMA

stroma

(noun) the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)

stroma

(noun) the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast

stroma

(noun) a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures embedded in it or on it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Stroma

An island off the north coast of Scotland, uninhabited since the 1960s.

Anagrams

• Mastro, Mostar, Mostra, stroam, to arms, tormas

Etymology

Noun

stroma (plural stromata)

(anatomy) The tissue structure of an organ, etc, that serves to support it.

Antonyms

• parenchyma

Anagrams

• Mastro, Mostar, Mostra, stroam, to arms, tormas

Source: Wiktionary


Stro"ma, n.; pl. Stromata. Etym: [L., a bed covering, Gr.

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.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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