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Word: Stroma
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: modern Latin, via late Latin from Greek strōma ‘coverlet’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈstrəʊmə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the supportive tissue of an epithelial organ, tumour, gonad, etc., consisting of connective tissues and blood vessels
Short Definition:supportive tissue of epithelial organ
Examples:- a loose stroma of connective tissue
- the virus caused necrosis of epithelium and stroma
Definition:
a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures either embedded in it or on its surface
Short Definition:mass of fungal tissue
Examples:- the fruiting body is tightly compressed and sessile on a stroma
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