‖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 ]