trichome

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

tricoma

sinonimi

hair

epidermal trichome

Traduzioni

tricoma

Haar

Härchen

trichome

tricoma

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtɹaɪkoʊm/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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