# stroma

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɹəʊ̯.mə/ · frequency rank #70,300

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

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

## Source
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