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trichome

/ˈtɹaɪkoʊm/

trichome noun: a hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.

Noun

trichome (plural trichomes)

  1. A hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.
  2. Hairlike structures found in some microscopic organisms and algae.
  3. A row of cells formed by successive cell divisions.

trichome meaning in Tamil and Kannada

trichome in Tamil

இழை, மயிருரு, அடுக்கமைப்பு, அடுக்கு அமைப்பு

trichome in Kannada

ಚರ್ಮದ ಮೇಲಿನ ಕೂದಲು, ತ್ವಚಾರೋಮ

Forms of trichome

pluraltrichomes

Origin of trichome

From French trichome, from New Latin trichoma, from Ancient Greek τρίχωμα (tríkhōma), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) or independently from tricho- + -ome. Doublet of trichoma.

Words formed from trichome

Questions about trichome

What does trichome mean?
Trichome means a hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.
What is trichome in Tamil?
Trichome in Tamil is இழை, மயிருரு, அடுக்கமைப்பு. See Trichome meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is trichome?
Trichome is a noun.
How do you pronounce trichome?
Trichome is pronounced /ˈtɹaɪkoʊm/.
What is the plural of trichome?
The plural of trichome is trichomes.

Words near trichome in the dictionary

  1. trichomania
  2. trichomaniac
  3. trichomaniacs
  4. trichomanoid
  5. trichomatose
  6. trichome
  7. trichomegaly
  8. trichomeless
  9. trichomes
  10. trichomic
  11. trichomics

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trichome (page history and authors); trichome (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); trichome (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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