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1. A structure resembling hair present in some organisms: Trichomes exist in blue-green algae that grow end-to-end in a chain-like fashion.
2. An epidermal hair structure on a plant: The trichome is the scale-like expansion, like a bristle, on the external tissue covering the outside of a plant.
2. An epidermal hair structure on a plant: The trichome is the scale-like expansion, like a bristle, on the external tissue covering the outside of a plant.
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tricho-, trich-, -tricha, -trichia, -trichan, -trichic, -trichosis, -trichous, -thrix, -trichum, -trichy +
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Dermatitis in humans: Trichome dermatitis is produced by irritation by spicules, hairs, and scales of the epidermis of plants.
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A tuft of long, often yellow or golden hairs associated with glandular areas on the body surfaces of many myrmecophilous beetles: The trichomes are believed to aid in the dissemination of attractants.
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