dense+mass

  • 131pollard — /ˈpɒləd / (say poluhd) noun 1. a tree cut back nearly to the trunk, so as to produce a dense mass of branches. 2. an animal, as a stag, ox, or sheep, without horns. 3. a by product of the process of the milling of wheat, used especially for… …

  • 132stroma — /ˈstroʊmə/ (say strohmuh) noun (plural stromata /ˈstroʊmətə/ (say strohmuhtuh)) 1. the colourless, spongelike, framework of a red blood corpuscle or other cell. 2. the connective tissue forming the framework of an organ (contrasted with… …