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stromaOne entry found. Main Entry: stro·ma Pronunciation: \ˈstrō-mə\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural stro·ma·ta \-mə-tə\ Etymology: New Latin stromat-, stroma, from Latin, bed covering, from Greek strōmat-, strōma, from stornynai to spread out — more at strew Date: circa 1832 1 a : a compact mass of fungal hyphae producing perithecia or pycnidia b : the colorless proteinaceous matrix of a chloroplast in which the chlorophyll-containing lamellae are embedded — stro·mal \-məl\ adjective
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