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trichome

/ˈtɹaɪkoʊm/
/ˈtɹɪkoʊm/

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

noun trichomes

A hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.
Hairlike structures found in some microscopic organisms and algae.
A row of cells formed by successive cell divisions.

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@misc{trichome_2026,
  title = {trichome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trichome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}