: a filamentous outgrowth
especially
: an epidermal hair structure on a plant
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This powdery concentrate is packed with trichomes — the part of the cannabis plant richest in THC.
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Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Look for buds that are dense and coated with trichomes (tiny, crystal-like structures).
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Very fuzzy or gray tillandsia species have a more extensive trichome layer than greener tillandsias.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
Third place went to Chris Romaine for an image of a cannabis plant leaf, which reveals cannabinoid vesicles as pink bubbles on hair-like plant appendages called trichomes.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2024
Harvest time: trichomes, stigmas and the ‘squish test’ First things first: When is the right time to harvest that pot plant?
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
Those hairs, called trichomes, keep animals from eating the plant by producing a toxic stew of irritating substances.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
Dabs are a concentrated form of cannabis extract containing only the resin (sap) from trichomes and no plant material, according to the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
Its appearance is also a sight to behold, and its fat nugs are coated in an eye-pleasing mix of Purple, Maroon, and Velvet trichomes.
—Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
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Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Look for buds that are dense and coated with trichomes (tiny, crystal-like structures).
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Very fuzzy or gray tillandsia species have a more extensive trichome layer than greener tillandsias.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
Third place went to Chris Romaine for an image of a cannabis plant leaf, which reveals cannabinoid vesicles as pink bubbles on hair-like plant appendages called trichomes.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2024
Harvest time: trichomes, stigmas and the ‘squish test’ First things first: When is the right time to harvest that pot plant?
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
Those hairs, called trichomes, keep animals from eating the plant by producing a toxic stew of irritating substances.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
Dabs are a concentrated form of cannabis extract containing only the resin (sap) from trichomes and no plant material, according to the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
Its appearance is also a sight to behold, and its fat nugs are coated in an eye-pleasing mix of Purple, Maroon, and Velvet trichomes.
—Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Trichome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trichome. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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