trichomes
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- Algal trichomes
- Plant trichomes
- Aerial surface hairs
- Botanical terms for trichome texture
- Glandular trichomes
- Non-glandular trichomes
- Polyphenols
- Trichome and root hair development
- Phytohormones
- Significance for taxonomy
- ''Arabidopsis thaliana'' trichome classification
- Significance for plant molecular biology
- Uses
- Defense
- Stinging trichomes
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Books
- Bibliography
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Trichomes (; ) are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae, lichens, and certain protists. They are of diverse structure and function. Examples are hairs, glandular hairs, scales, and papillae. A covering of any kind of hair on a plant is an indumentum, and the surface bearing them is said to be pubescent.