stroma

stro·ma
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UK/ˈstɹəʊ̯.mə/Canada, US/ˈstɹoʊ̯.mə/Australia/ˈstɹəʉ̯.mə/New Zealand/ˈstɹɐʉ̯.mə/

noun

The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.

Opposite
parenchyma
OriginLatin strōma ← Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma) ← Proto-Hellenic *strṓmə →
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Meanings

stroma1

nounstroma (plural stromata)

plural stromata

  1. anatomyThe tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.

    Antonyms: parenchyma

Stroma2

proper noun
  1. An island off the north coast of Scotland, uninhabited since the 1960s.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.

Opposite
parenchyma

Origin

stroma · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*stérh₃mn̥
  4. Proto-Hellenic*strṓmə
  5. Ancient Greekστρῶμα (strôma)
  6. Latinstrōma
  7. Englishstroma

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

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Stroma · proper noun

From Old Norse.

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Translations

Catalan estroma
  • estromathe tissue structure of an organ
Chinese Mandarin 基質 /基质
  • 基質 /基质 (jīzhì)the tissue structure of an organ
French stroma
  • stromathe tissue structure of an organ
Italian stroma
  • stromathe tissue structure of an organ
Latin strōma
  • strōmathe tissue structure of an organ
Māori wēkāriki
  • wēkārikithe tissue structure of an organ
Polish zrąb
  • zrąbthe tissue structure of an organ
Portuguese estroma
  • estromathe tissue structure of an organ
Spanish estroma
  • estromathe tissue structure of an organ

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stroma

OklahomasomaTacomacarcinomalymphomaaromacomamelanomaomaadenocarcinomachromaadenomaOmaghgranulomastomasangomahamartomamyomabromapleromaacanthomaacanthosomacrepidomaendometrioma
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Anagrams

MostraMostarMastroMartosRostamstroam
Cite this entry
APA

stroma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stroma

MLA

“stroma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stroma. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stroma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stroma.

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