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Stroma

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney.

(2):

(n.) The spongy, colorless framework of a red blood corpuscle or other cell.

(3):

(n.) A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stroma'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/stroma.html. 1828.