stroma
noun
the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The same functions of storage in advance of fructification are also exercised by the stromata so common in Ascomycetes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various