trichome

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

hair

epidermal trichome

Translations

tricoma

Haar

Härchen

trichome

tricoma

tricoma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹaɪkoʊm/

Etymology

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