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Definition of: stroma
(strō′mə) noun plural ·ma·ta (-mə·tə)
1. Physiol. The ground substance or connective tissue that forms the framework of an organ or cell.
2. Bot. In fungi, the union of mycelial threads into a dense crust on or in which the sporophores are borne. [<Gk. strōma bed]
—stro·mat·ic (strō·mat′ik) adjective
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