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TRICHOME
Noun
trichome (plural trichomes)
(botany) A hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.
(biology) Hairlike structures found in some microscopic organisms and algae.
(pathology, cell biology) A row of cells formed by successive cell divisions.
Anagrams
• chromite, hormetic
Source: Wiktionary
Trich"ome, n. Etym: [See Trichomatose.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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