trama

noun

tra·​ma

ˈtrāmə

plural -s

: the loosely woven hyphal tissue in basidiomycetous fungi forming the central substance of the lamellae or other projections of the hymenophore

tramal

-məl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, woof, weft, from trahere to pull, draw, drag

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