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trichome.

A hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹaɪkoʊm//ˈtɹɪkoʊm/
  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.

Where this word comes from

From French trichome, from New Latin trichoma, from Ancient Greek τρίχωμα (tríkhōma), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) or independently from tricho- + -ome. Doublet of trichoma.

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