the gel-like matrix of chloroplasts and certain cells
2.
the fibrous connective tissue forming the matrix of the mammalian ovary and testis
3.
a dense mass of hyphae that is produced by certain fungi and gives rise to spore-producing bodies
Derived forms
stromatic (strəʊˈmætɪk) or stromatous (ˈstromatous)
adjective
Word origin
C19: via New Latin from Late Latin: a mattress, from Greek; related to Latin sternere to strew
Examples of 'stromata' in a sentence
stromata
The virogenic stromata and budding virions were observed in hematopoietic cells.
Liang Qiu, Xing Chen, Ruo-Heng Zhao, Chen Li, Wen Gao, Qing-Li Zhang, Jie Huang 2019, 'Description of a Natural Infection with Decapod Iridescent Virus 1 in Farmed GiantFreshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii', Viruseshttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/4/354. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Epichloë fungi are endophytes within grasses that can form stromata on culms of their hosts.
Lydia Pagel, Thomas Bultman, Karolina Górzyńska, Marlena Lembicz, Adrian Leuchtmann,Anne Sangliana, Nicola Richards 2019, 'Botanophila flies, vectors of Epichloë fungal spores, are infected by Wolbachia',Mycologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2018.1515119. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)