English Explanatory Dictionary

stroma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.
name
  1. An island off the north coast of Scotland, uninhabited since the 1960s.

Pronunciation

strō′mə /ˈstɹəʊ̯.mə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stroma.wav /ˈstɹoʊ̯.mə/ /ˈstɹəʉ̯.mə/ /ˈstɹɐʉ̯.mə/ /ˈstɹo.mə/ /ˈsʈɾoː.ma/

Word forms

stroma stromata

Etymology

From Latin strōma (“mattress, bed covering”), from Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed”), from στόρνυμι (stórnumi, “to stretch out”).

Antonyms

parenchyma

Related words

pseudostroma stromagenesis stromatal stromatization trabecula

Derived words

stromagenic stromal stromatic vascular stroma xylostroma
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