ˈtriˌkōm, -rīˌk- noun
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Etymology: German trichom, from Greek trichōma growth of hair, from trichoun to cover with hair, fr trich-, thrix hair — more at trich-
1.
a. : an epidermal hair structure on a plant — compare emergence 3
b. : a strand or chain of cells (as in a filamentous colony of bacteria or algae)
2. : one of the tufts of brightly colored and often orange hairs on the bodies of myrmecophilous insects that releases an aromatic secretion attractive to ants ; also : one of the constituent hairs
• tri·cho·mic trə̇ˈkōmik adjective