stroma

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

From Latin strōma (“mattress, bed covering”), from Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed”), from στόρνυμι (stórnumi, “to stretch out”).

I also noticed an inflamed and angry color to the stroma with trimmings of the same. — Remarks, Bill Nye
I never bear ill-will to any one, much less to one of my own blood, and who has piloted me with her advice through many a rough tide, as I would pilot a boat betwixt Swona and Stroma, through all the waws, wells, and swelchies of the Pentland Frith." — The Pirate: Andrew Lang Edition, Walter Scott

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