| n. | 1. | (Anat.) The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; |
| 2. | (Bot.) A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia. |
| Noun | 1. | stroma - the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast |
| 2. | stroma - the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma) |
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