'Stromata' definitions:

Definition of 'Stromata'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia. [1913 Webster]