‖n.; pl. Stromata [ L., a bed covering, Gr. &unr_; a couch or bed. ] 1. (Anat.) (a) The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney. (b) The spongy, colorless framework of a red blood corpuscle or other cell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; coverlet of a bed, pl. &unr_; patchwork (for such a coverlet), also applied to several miscellaneous writings, fr. &unr_; anything spread out for resting upon, a bed, fr. &unr_; to spread out. ] Miscellaneous; composed of different kinds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a bed + -logy. ] (Geol.) The history of the formation of stratified rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any marine univalve mollusk of the genus Strombus and allied genera. See Conch, and Strombus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Paleon.) A fossil shell of the genus Strombus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Strombus + -oid. ] (Zool.) Of, pertaining to, or like, Strombus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ NL. strombulus, dim. of strombus + -form. See Strombus. ] 1. (Geol.) Formed or shaped like a top. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Coiled into the shape of a screw or a helix. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) A genus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad wing. It includes many large and handsome species commonly called conch shells, or conchs. See Conch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So named from the German chemist Friedrich Stromeyer. ] (Min.) A steel-gray mineral of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of silver and copper. [ 1913 Webster ]