Stroma
Pronunciation : Stro"ma
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., a bed covering, Gr.
Definition : 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.)
Defn: A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia.
pl. Stromata.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913