[mass noun](Anatomy & Biology)the supportive tissue of an epithelial organ, tumour, gonad, etc., consisting of connective tissues and blood vessels (剖,生)(上皮器官、肿瘤、性腺等的)基质;间质 ■the spongy framework of protein fibres in a red blood cell or platelet (红血球或血小板)基质 ■(Botany)the matrix of a chloroplast, in which the grana are embedded (植)(叶绿体)基质
(Botany)a cushion-like mass of fungal tissue, having spore-bearing structures either embedded in it or on its surface (植)子座
派生 stromal adjective
(主剖)
stromatic adjective
(主植).)
语源
mid 19th cent.: modern Latin, via late Latin from Greek strōma 'coverlet'