: a filamentous outgrowth
especially
: an epidermal hair structure on a plant
Examples of trichome in a Sentence
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Images of frosty trichomes and top shelf buds populated the screen.
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Wesley Parnell, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
Interestingly – Lind explains – triploid plants feature trichomes with taller stalks and denser clusters, although the mechanism behind this remains unknown.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
These trichomes are responsible for producing cannabinoids like THC and CBD.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2023
Give them a weekly soaking, always in the morning and never at night because that’s when the plant opens up its pores, or trichomes, to allow moisture to enter.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023
Those are its trichomes, scalelike structures that absorb water.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023
These trichomes contain valuable compounds like THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol).
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2023
Also team trichome: passion fruit, lychees, and gooseberries.
—Sarra Sedghi, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2023
Raspberries are far from the only fruit covered in trichomes.
—Sarra Sedghi, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2023
Wesley Parnell, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
Interestingly – Lind explains – triploid plants feature trichomes with taller stalks and denser clusters, although the mechanism behind this remains unknown.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
These trichomes are responsible for producing cannabinoids like THC and CBD.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2023
Give them a weekly soaking, always in the morning and never at night because that’s when the plant opens up its pores, or trichomes, to allow moisture to enter.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023
Those are its trichomes, scalelike structures that absorb water.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023
These trichomes contain valuable compounds like THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol).
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2023
Also team trichome: passion fruit, lychees, and gooseberries.
—Sarra Sedghi, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2023
Raspberries are far from the only fruit covered in trichomes.
—Sarra Sedghi, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2023
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“Trichome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trichome. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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