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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Trichome

· Trich·ome · IPA /ˈtɹaɪkoʊm/
01 n. A hair on the surface of leaf or stem, or any modification of a hair, as a minute scale, or star, or gland. The sporangia of ferns are beli…
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    A hair on the surface of leaf or stem, or any modification of a hair, as a minute scale, or star, or gland. The sporangia of ferns are believed to be of the nature of trichomes.(Bot.)