Stroma
//ˈstɹəʊ̯.mə// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.
- 2 the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma) wordnet
- 3 the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast wordnet
- 4 a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures embedded in it or on it wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 An island off the north coast of Scotland, uninhabited since the 1960s.
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Etymology 1
From Latin strōma (“mattress, bed covering”), from Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed”), from στόρνυμι (stórnumi, “to stretch out”).
Etymology 2
From Old Norse.
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