trichome

noun

tri·chome | \ ˈtri-ˌkōm

, ˈtrī-\

Definition of trichome

: a filamentous outgrowth especially : an epidermal hair structure on a plant

Examples of trichome in a Sentence

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Hemp’s sativa is taller; the shorter indica has resiny trichomes accounting for its psychoactive power. — Adam Popescu, New York Times, "There’s No Place Like Home, Especially if It’s Made of Hemp," 29 Jan. 2018 As for water, tillandsias take it in through scales on their leaves — trichomes, actually. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "What’s the easiest houseplant to grow?," 25 Jan. 2018 The trichome-forming bacteria are similar to another bacterium called Thioploca. — Scientific American Blog Network, "Bacterial Hair on Undersea Volcano Unlike Any Seen Before," 21 Apr. 2017 These trichomes had a diameter of three to six micrometers -- somewhat large for bacteria. — Scientific American Blog Network, "Bacterial Hair on Undersea Volcano Unlike Any Seen Before," 21 Apr. 2017 Mass production can knock off the sticky little tiny crystal-like hairs called trichomes that cover cannabis flowers, oozing with aromatic oils called terpenes as well as valuable cannabinoids like THC and CBD. — Lisa M. Krieger, The Cannifornian, "California cannabis: Small-firm market approach makes sense, growers say," 21 Mar. 2017 It, too, forms a bundle of trichomes surrounded by a mucus sheath. — Scientific American Blog Network, "Bacterial Hair on Undersea Volcano Unlike Any Seen Before," 21 Apr. 2017

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