trichome
noun
- any hairlike outgrowth from an epidermal cell of a plant, as a bristle, prickle, root hair, etc.
- any of the threadlike structures, or filaments, of certain algae
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(trĭkˈōmˌ, trīˈkōmˌ)
noun A hairlike or bristlelike outgrowth, as from the epidermis of a plant.
Related Forms:
- tri·chomˈic (trĭ-kŏmˈĭk, -kōˈmĭk, trī-) adjective
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