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Definitions

trichome

n. a hairlike outgrowth from the epidermis

Other words in the Wild Florida Photo glossary with definitions related to the above word.

pubescent

a. with dense, short, soft straight trichomes

glabrous

a. smooth, hairless, without trichomes or glands

glabrate

a. nearly or almost glabrous, with almost no hairs, trichomes or glands

sericeous

a. silky with appressed trichomes

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