Concept information
Preferred term
trichomes
Type
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Topic
Definition
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Hair-like extensions on specialized epidermal surfaces of plants which protect against damage from insects, animals, light degradation and fungal infection. Trichomes may also occur on certain unicellular eukaryotes.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2018
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonyms
- colleters
- hairs (plant)
- leaf hairs
- plant hairs
- stem hairs
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/44304
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