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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stro•ma (strō′mə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ma•ta (-mə tə).USA pronunciation - Cell Biology, Biologythe supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- Anatomythe supporting framework, usually of connective tissue, of an organ, as distinguished from the parenchyma.
- Fungi[Mycol.](in certain fungi) a compact, somatic mass of fungous tissue, in or on which the fructifications may be developed.
- Botanythe matrix of a chloroplast, containing various molecules and ions.
- Greek strôma bed-covering; akin to Latin sternere to spread, strew, strātum (see stratum)
- Late Latin strōma mattress
- 1825–35;
stro•mat•ic (strō mat′ik),USA pronunciation stro′mal, stro′ma•tous, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stroma /ˈstrəʊmə/ n ( pl -mata / -mətə/)- the gel-like matrix of chloroplasts and certain cells
- the fibrous connective tissue forming the matrix of the mammalian ovary and testis
- a dense mass of hyphae that is produced by certain fungi and gives rise to spore-producing bodies
Etymology: 19th Century: via New Latin from Late Latin: a mattress, from Greek; related to Latin sternere to strewstromatic /strəʊˈmætɪk/, ˈstromatous adj |