trichomic

trichomic

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  • trichomic — adj. of the growth of hair (in plants) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • trichomic — tri·cho·mic …   English syllables

  • trichomic — adjective see trichome …   Useful english dictionary

  • trichome — trichomic /tri kom ik, koh mik/, adj. /trik ohm, truy kohm/, n. 1. Bot. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair. 2. a microorganism composed of many filamentous cells arranged in strands or chains. [1870 75; < Gk tríchoma growth of… …   Universalium

  • bristly — adj prickly, stubbly, stubby, nubby, whiskered, bewhiskered; tipped, prickled, spined, quilled, pointed, barbed, pronged; rough, shaggy, hairy, bearded, comose; horrent, thorny, spiny; All Zool., Bot. trichomic, trichoid, barbellate, hispid,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • trichome — /ˈtraɪkoʊm/ (say truykohm), /ˈtrɪkoʊm/ (say trikohm) noun an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair. {Greek trichōma growth of hair} –trichomic /trɪˈkɒmɪk/ (say tri komik), adjective …  

  • trichome — [trī′kōm, trik′ōm] n. [Ger trichom < Gr trichōma, growth of hair < trichoun, to cover with hair < thrix (gen. trichos), hair] 1. any hairlike outgrowth from an epidermal cell of a plant, as a bristle, prickle, root hair, etc. 2. any of… …   English World dictionary

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