stromatic


stro·ma

S0815000 (strō′mə)n. pl. stro·ma·ta (-mə-tə) 1. The connective tissue framework of an organ, gland, or other structure, as distinguished from the tissues performing the special function of the organ or part.2. The spongy, colorless framework of a red blood cell or other cell.3. The colorless semiliquid material inside a chloroplast, in which the thylakoid membranes are embedded and where the dark reactions of photosynthesis occur.4. A dense mass of fungal hyphae on or in which reproductive structures develop.
[Late Latin strōma, mattress, covering, from Greek, bed; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]
stro′mal adj.stro·mat′ic (-măt′ĭk) adj.