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acrotrichium

acrotrichium noun: the distal part of the infundibular epidermis that traverses the surface epidermis.

Noun

acrotrichium

  1. The distal part of the infundibular epidermis that traverses the surface epidermis.

Origin of acrotrichium

From acro- (“the tip”) + + θρίξ (thríx, “hair”, stem form τριχ- (trikh-)) + -ium.

Questions about acrotrichium

What does acrotrichium mean?
Acrotrichium means the distal part of the infundibular epidermis that traverses the surface epidermis.
What part of speech is acrotrichium?
Acrotrichium is a noun.

Words near acrotrichium in the dictionary

  1. acrotomophile
  2. acrotomophilia
  3. acrotomophilic
  4. acrotonous
  5. acrotrichial
  6. acrotrichium
  7. acrotrophic
  8. acrotrophodynia
  9. acrow
  10. acrow prop
  11. acrow props

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