"stroma" in the noun sense
1. stroma
a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures embedded in it or on it
2. stroma
the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast
3. stroma
the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)
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