In mycology, the trama is a sterile layer of hyphae in the central part of a hymenophore, and is the supportive tissue of the hymenium. By extension, the term trama is also used to describe the hyphae composing the inner part of the pileus and stipe, tissue that in macroscopic terms is referred to as context or flesh. Mycology (from the Greek mykes, meaning fungus) is the study of fungi, their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy, and their use to humans as a source for medicinals (see penicillin) and food (beer, wine, cheese, edible mushrooms), as well as their dangers, such as poisoning or infection. ... A hypha (plural hyphae) is a long, branching filament that, with other hyphae, forms the feeding thallus of a fungus called the mycelium. ... Hymenophore refers to the fruit-bearing structure of a fungal hymenium, or fruit body. ... Look up Tissue on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word tissue has several meanings: Aerial tissu is an acrobatic art form, and is one of the circus arts. ... Classes Homobasidiomycetes - mushrooms Heterobasidiomycetes - jelly fungi The Subdivision Hymenomycotina (Hymenomycetes) is one of three taxa of the fungal Division Basidiomycota (fungi bearing spores on basidia). ... Diagram of a basidiomycete stipe with a annulus and vulva In mycology a stipe refers to the stem or stalk-like feature supporting the cap of a mushroom. ... Macroscopic is commonly used to describe physical objects that are measurable and observable by the naked eye. ...