stroma
noun
1.
the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast
2.
the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma)
Origin
From Latin strōma (“mattress, bed covering”), from Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed”), from στόρνυμι (stórnumi, “to stretch out”).
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