trichome
Botanical surface filament
A trichome is a fine hair-like outgrowth from a plant's surface.
Trichomes serve various functions—protecting against insects, reducing water loss, or secreting substances.
On cannabis plants, trichomes are the resin glands that produce cannabinoids and terpenes, making them central to the plant's potency: The buds were covered in frosty trichomes.
Viscous plant secretion
- cannabinoidsCannabis-derived chemical compounds
- THCPsychoactive cannabis compound
- CBDCannabis compound without high
- terpenesHydrocarbon plant compounds
potency · hashish · kief · concentrate · extraction · amber · cloudy · clear
Releasing substances from cells
- capitateEnlarged at the tip
- sessileAttached at base
- stalkedFollowed stealthily with menace
- exudateInflammatory vessel leakage
resin · aromatic · volatile · nectar · biosynthesis · metabolites · flavonoids · phenolics
Outermost tissue layer
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
- cuticleDead skin at nail base
- leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
- stemPlant's central axis
petiole · dermal · pubescence · villous · hirsute · glabrous · papillae · unicellular
Soft and unclear
- hairyHaving much fur
- woollyCovered in soft fibers
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- bristlyCovered with stiff hairs
downy · prickly · rough · soft · silvery · pubescent · hirsute · villous
Plant-only consumer
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- thornsSharp plant projections
- spinesStiff, pointed projections
prickles · toxins · alkaloids · antibiosis · phytochemicals · predation · insect · larvae
Degree of visual enlargement
- micrographMicroscope photograph
- SEMAds or microscopy abbreviation
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- compoundCombined into one
fluorescence · confocal · staining · specimen · slide · resolution · ultrastructure · imaging
resin
Viscous plant secretion
- cannabinoidsCannabis-derived chemical compounds
- THCPsychoactive cannabis compound
- CBDCannabis compound without high
terpenes · potency · hashish · kief · concentrate · extraction · amber · cloudy · clear · harvest
secretory
Releasing substances from cells
exudate · resin · aromatic · volatile · nectar · biosynthesis · metabolites · flavonoids · phenolics · antimicrobial
epidermis
Outermost tissue layer
stem · petiole · dermal · pubescence · villous · hirsute · glabrous · papillae · unicellular · multicellular
fuzzy
Soft and unclear
bristly · downy · prickly · rough · soft · silvery · pubescent · hirsute · villous · scabrous
herbivore
Plant-only consumer
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- thornsSharp plant projections
spines · prickles · toxins · alkaloids · antibiosis · phytochemicals · predation · insect · larvae · oviposition
magnification
Degree of visual enlargement
- micrographMicroscope photograph
- SEMAds or microscopy abbreviation
- electronNegative subatomic particle
compound · fluorescence · confocal · staining · specimen · slide · resolution · ultrastructure · imaging · cross-section
trichomes, trichology, trichomoniasis, trichotomy, trichologist