Trichome definitions

trichome

in non-filamentous plants, any hair-like outgrowth from epidermis, e.g. a hair or bristle; sometimes restricted to unbranched epidermal outgrowths.
Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms

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Trichome

Trichomes (z or z), from the Greek τρίχωμα (trikhōma) meaning `hair`, are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae and certain protists. They are of diverse structure and function. Examples are hairs, glandular hairs, scales, and papillae. A covering of any kind of hairs on a plant is an indumentum, and the surface bearing them is .....
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Trichome

glandular hair
Found on http://orchidfetish.com/glossary.html

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Trichome

• (n.) A hair on the surface of leaf or stem, or any modification of a hair, as a minute scale, or star, or gland. The sporangia of ferns are believed to be of the nature of trichomes.
Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/trichome/

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trichome

A hair-like growth.
Found on http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/orchidkey/html/glossary.html

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trichome

(from the article `angiosperm`) The trichomes (pubescences) that often cover the plant body are the result of divisions of epidermal cells. Trichomes may be either unicellular or ... ...are many modifications limiting transpiration: two examples are a multilayered epidermis covered by thick layers of epicuticular wax or mucilages ... ...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/79

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Trichome

a hair-like outgrowth from the epidermis
Found on http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/botanicalterms.html

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trichome

The scales or hairs which all bromeliads are absorbing organs. These also give plants such as Tillandsias their silvery or fuzzy look.
Found on http://www.clanorchids.com/clanglos.htm

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Trichome

An unbranched hair-like outgrowth.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20637

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trichome

<microbiology> An unbranched epidermal outgrowth, for example a hair, a papilla, in cyanobacteria, a single row of cells in a filamentous colony. ... <cell biology, pathology> A trichome is a row of cells which have remained attached to one another following successive cell divisions. ... The cells in the trichome are usually separated ...
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973

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trichome

(tri´kōm) a filamentous or hairlike structure.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

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Trichome

a hair-like outgrowth from the epidermis
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21767

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Trichome

An epidermal hair, scale or other outgrowth on a plant.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22034

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Trichome

Epidermal outgrowth eg. leaf hair. In bacteriology, generally equivalent to a filament.
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Trichome

A hair, particularly one that is strong or stiff.
Found on http://www.gardenology.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Gardening_Terms

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Trichome

glandular hair
Found on http://www.orchidspecies.com/glossary.htm

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trichome

trichome, trichomic 1. A hair or other appendage of the epidermis or skin. 2. A colony of blue-green algae that grows end-to-end in a chainlike fashion.
Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2179/9

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trichome

a filamentous or hairlike structure of a gland, e.g. in myrmecophilous beetles
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22346

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