单词 | stroma |
释义 | stroma —stromatic /stroh mat"ik/, stromal, stromatous, adj. /stroh"meuh/, n. , pl. stromata /-meuh teuh/. 1. Cell Biol. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell. 2. Anat. the supporting framework, usually of connective tissue, of an organ, as distinguished from the parenchyma. 3. Mycol. (in certain fungi) a compact, somatic mass of fungous tissue, in or on which the fructifications may be developed. 4. Bot. the matrix of a chloroplast, containing various molecules and ions. [1825-35; < LL stroma mattress < Gk strôma bed-covering; akin to L sternere to spread, STREW, stratum (see STRATUM)] |
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