— 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; tríchoma growth of hair. See TRICH-, -OMA ]