[ˈstrəʊmə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the supportive tissue of an epithelial organ, tumour, gonad, etc., consisting of connective tissues and blood vessels
(e.g: a loose stroma of connective tissue)

- a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures either embedded in it or on its surface
(e.g: the fruiting body is tightly compressed and sessile on a stroma)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: modern Latin, via late Latin from Greek strōma ‘coverlet’