trichome

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪkoʊm/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɪkoʊm/

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• microtrichome
• pseudotrichome

Related terms

• trichology
• trichomic
• trichomics

See also

• seta
• trichoma
• trichomatous

Anagrams

• chromite, hormetic