Definition of "trichome" []

• A hairlike or bristlelike outgrowth, as from the epidermis of a plant. (noun)

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• "(G) lgo-1 rosette leaf trichome, which is normal shape and size."
• "Here we see a sheath, and on the inside can see a chain of cells, rod-shaped cells, that make up the trichome of a cyanobacterium."
• "I knew every structure within that tree, each vessel, each pore and trichome, the placement of each stamen, and the pathways of every drop of green blood."