Meanings
plural trichodragmas · plural trichodragmata
- A sheaf or bundle of raphides.
The trichodragma is a bundle of short, hair-like spicules, apparently all originating in one and the same mother-cell.
1916, Journal of Microscopy, page 5641 more example
Small sigmata are very rare, and trichodragmata are apparently absent. The external form is similar to that of M. plumosa.
1932, Records of the Indian Museum, volume 34, page 329
Origin
- Ancient Greekδράγμα“bundle”
- Englishtrichodragma
From tricho- + Ancient Greek δράγμα (drágma, “bundle”).
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