| Pronunciation: | | 'strowmu
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- [n] the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)
- [n] the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast
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STROMA is a 6 letter word that starts with S. |
| | See Also: | | animal tissue, plant tissue |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Stro"ma\, n.; pl. {Stromata}. [L., a bed covering, Gr. ?
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.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The space and liquid surrounding the thylakoids in a chloroplast. |
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