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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.
3. An epidermal hair structure on a plant.
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trichome dermatitis
Dermatitis in humans produced by irritation by spicules, hairs, and scales of the epidermis of plants.
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trichome
A tuft of long, often yellow or golden hairs associated with glandular areas on the body surfaces of many myrmecophilous beetles.

The hairs are believed to aid in the dissemination of attractants.

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