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Trichome

Trich′ome

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Noun.
[See
Trichomatose
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(Bot.)
A hair on the surface of leaf or stem, or any modification of a hair, as a minute scale, or star, or gland. The sporangia of ferns are believed to be of the nature of trichomes.
Tri-chom′a-tous
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Adj.

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trichome

trichome

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trichome (plural trichomes)

  1. (botany) A hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.
  2. (biology) Hairlike structures found in some microscopic organisms and algae.
  3. (pathology, cell biology) A row of cells formed by successive cell divisions.

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