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Stroma
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Stro′ma
,Noun.
pl.
Stromata
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. [L., a bed covering, Gr. [GREEK] 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.
2.
(Bot.)
A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia.