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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