Trichome

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A hairlike or bristlelike outgrowth, as from the epidermis of a plant.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.
  • n. Hairlike structures found in some microscopic organisms and algae.
  • n. A row of cells formed by successive cell divisions.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair, scale, bristle, or prickle. These may be very various in form and function, but morphologically they have a common origin.
    • Word Usage
    "(G) lgo-1 rosette leaf trichome, which is normal shape and size."
    Cross Reference
    seta    trichoma   
     
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