trichome

English

Etymology

From French trichome, from New Latin trichoma, from Ancient Greek τρίχωμα (tríkhōma), from θρίξ (thríx, hair) + -μα (-ma). Doublet of trichoma.

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.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁi.kɔm/
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Noun

trichome m (plural trichomes)

  1. (biology, botany, pathology) trichome
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