trichoblast

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noun

A hair-like filamentous protrusion from the side of an organism, especially, an alga.

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Meanings

nountrichoblast (plural trichoblasts)

plural trichoblasts

  1. A hair-like filamentous protrusion from the side of an organism, especially, an alga.

Origin

From tricho- + -blast.

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APA

trichoblast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichoblast

MLA

“trichoblast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichoblast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trichoblast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichoblast.

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