trichome

noun

tri·​chome ˈtri-ˌkōm  ˈtrī- 

: a filamentous outgrowth

especially : an epidermal hair structure on a plant

Examples of trichome in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Images of frosty trichomes and top shelf buds populated the screen. —Wesley Parnell, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

German Trichom, from Greek trichōma growth of hair, from trichoun to cover with hair, from trich-, thrix hair

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trichome

• biome
• genome
• megohm
• nichrome
• noisome
• prodrome
• radome
• rhizome
• shalom
• syndrome
• acrosome
• aerodrome

Medical Definition

trichome

noun

tri·​chome ˈtrik-ˌōm  ˈtrī-ˌkōm 

: a strand or chain of cells (as in a filamentous colony of bacteria or algae)