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trichophore (s) (noun), trichophores (pl)
1. The special cell in red algae which produces or bears a trichogyne: Trichogynes that are created by trichophores are the slender, hairlike cells that receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds.
2. One of the saclike organs from which the setae of annelids arise: A trichophore exists in a worm-like animal of the phylum Annelida and forms the setae