About The Word Stroma
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Stroma
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What's The Definition Of Stroma?
[n] the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)
[n] the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast Synonyms | Synonyms for Stroma: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stroma: See Also | animal tissue | plant tissue Stroma In Webster's Dictionary \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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