01 n. The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney.
pl.
Stromata ((#))
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1.
The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney.(Anat.)
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2.
A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia.(Bot.)