trama
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of trama
First recorded in 1855–60, trama is from the Latin word trāma warp (in weaving)
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The trama in the case of this plant is made up of threads with rather long cells.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
The hymenophore is not separate from the trama of the gills.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor
Figure 249.—Section of portion of gill of Marasmius cohærens. t, trama of gill; sh, sub-hymenium; h, hymenium layer.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
It originates in the following manner: the threads forming the trama of the gills grow out from the lower side of the pileus and perpendicular to its under surface.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
The hymenophore descends into the trama without any change, pores firm, when fully grown sinuous and labyrinthiform, lacerated, and toothed.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
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