trichome Meaning, Definition & Usage

Trich"ome noun
Etymology
See Trichomatose.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A hair on the surface of leaf or stem, or any modification of a hair, as a minute scale, or star, or gland. The sporangia of ferns are believed to be of the nature of trichomes. -- Tri*chom"a*tous a.

Webster 1913