stroma
Syllables: stro·ma/ˈstɹəʊ̯.mə/US/ˈstɹoʊ̯.mə/
stroma noun: the tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.
Noun
stroma (plural stromata)
- The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.
- Antonyms:
- parenchyma
Proper noun capitalized: Stroma
Stroma
stroma meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
stroma in Tamil
- ஸ்ட்ரோமா, இழையவலை, தளவலை, சட்டப்படல்
stroma in Malayalam
- the tissue structure of an organ
- പീഠിക pīṭhika
stroma in Kannada
- ತಡಿಕೆ
Antonyms of stroma
Forms of stroma
| plural | stromata |
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Origin of stroma
From Latin strōma (“mattress, bed covering”), from Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed”), from στόρνυμι (stórnumi, “to stretch out”).
From Old Norse.
Words formed from stroma
Words that rhyme with stroma
Questions about stroma
- What does stroma mean?
- Stroma means the tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.
- What is stroma in Tamil?
- Stroma in Tamil is ஸ்ட்ரோமா, இழையவலை, தளவலை. See Stroma meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stroma?
- Stroma can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce stroma?
- Stroma is pronounced /ˈstɹəʊ̯.mə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of stroma?
- The plural of stroma is stromata.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stroma (page history and authors); Stroma (page history and authors); stroma (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stroma (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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