Trichome
/ˈtɹaɪkoʊm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.
- 2 Hairlike structures found in some microscopic organisms and algae.
- 3 A row of cells formed by successive cell divisions.
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From French trichome, from New Latin trichoma, from Ancient Greek τρίχωμα (tríkhōma), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) or independently from tricho- + -ome. Doublet of trichoma.