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trichodragma

trichodragma noun: a sheaf or bundle of raphides.

Noun

trichodragma (plural trichodragmas or trichodragmata)

  1. A sheaf or bundle of raphides.
    • The trichodragma is a bundle of short, hair-like spicules, apparently all originating in one and the same mother-cell.1916, Journal of Microscopy, page 564
    • Small sigmata are very rare, and trichodragmata are apparently absent. The external form is similar to that of M. plumosa.1932, Records of the Indian Museum, volume 34, page 329

Forms of trichodragma

pluraltrichodragmas
pluraltrichodragmata

Origin of trichodragma

From tricho- + Ancient Greek δράγμα (drágma, “bundle”).

Questions about trichodragma

What does trichodragma mean?
Trichodragma means a sheaf or bundle of raphides.
What part of speech is trichodragma?
Trichodragma is a noun.
What is the plural of trichodragma?
The plural of trichodragma is trichodragmas.

Words near trichodragma in the dictionary

  1. trichodinids
  2. trichodiscoma
  3. trichodiscomas
  4. trichodontid
  5. trichodontids
  6. trichodragma
  7. trichodragmas
  8. trichodragmata
  9. trichodynia
  10. trichodyschroia
  11. trichodysplasia

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