stroma en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʈɾoː.ma/ (India)
- /ˈstɹəʉ̯.mə/ (Australia)
- /ˈstɹo.mə/ (Scotland)
- /ˈstɹoʊ̯.mə/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈstɹəʊ̯.mə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈstɹɐʉ̯.mə/ (New-Zealand)
- strō′mə
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin strōma (“mattress, bed covering”), from Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed”), from στόρνυμι (stórnumi, “to stretch out”).
Meanings
- The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stromata | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
stromal · xylostroma · vascular stroma · stromatic · stromagenic
Relateds
trabecula · stromatization · stromagenesis · pseudostroma · stromatal
Translations (11)
fr stroma (the tissue structure of an organ) · ca estroma (the tissue structure of an organ) · kk строма (the tissue structure of an organ) · cmn 基質 /基质 (the tissue structure of an organ) · pt estroma (the tissue structure of an organ) · pl zrąb (the tissue structure of an organ) · ml പീഠിക (the tissue structure of an organ) · mi wēkāriki (the tissue structure of an organ) · la strōma (the tissue structure of an organ) · it stroma (the tissue structure of an organ) · es estroma (the tissue structure of an organ)