Stroma \Stro"ma\, n.; pl. Stromata. [L., a bed covering, Gr. ?
   a couch or bed.]
   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.
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   2. (Bot.) A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that
      part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the
      perithecia.
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	stroma
    n 1: a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures
         embedded in it or on it
    2: the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast
    3: the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)