stroma

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈstɹəʊ̯.mə/
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/ˈstɹəʊ̯.mə/ · /ˈstɹoʊ̯.mə/ · /ˈstɹəʉ̯.mə/ · /ˈstɹɐʉ̯.mə/ · /ˈstɹo.mə/ · /ˈsʈɾoː.ma/

Definition of stroma

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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

name

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

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Etymology

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

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