: a filamentous outgrowth
especially
: an epidermal hair structure on a plant
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The bristle-like appearance is created by bundles of trichomes, or small, hair-like appendages.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
This powdery concentrate is packed with trichomes — the part of the cannabis plant richest in THC.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Look for buds that are dense and coated with trichomes (tiny, crystal-like structures).
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Very fuzzy or gray tillandsia species have a more extensive trichome layer than greener tillandsias.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
Third place went to Chris Romaine for an image of a cannabis plant leaf, which reveals cannabinoid vesicles as pink bubbles on hair-like plant appendages called trichomes.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2024
Harvest time: trichomes, stigmas and the ‘squish test’ First things first: When is the right time to harvest that pot plant?
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
Those hairs, called trichomes, keep animals from eating the plant by producing a toxic stew of irritating substances.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
Dabs are a concentrated form of cannabis extract containing only the resin (sap) from trichomes and no plant material, according to the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
This powdery concentrate is packed with trichomes — the part of the cannabis plant richest in THC.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Look for buds that are dense and coated with trichomes (tiny, crystal-like structures).
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Very fuzzy or gray tillandsia species have a more extensive trichome layer than greener tillandsias.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
Third place went to Chris Romaine for an image of a cannabis plant leaf, which reveals cannabinoid vesicles as pink bubbles on hair-like plant appendages called trichomes.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2024
Harvest time: trichomes, stigmas and the ‘squish test’ First things first: When is the right time to harvest that pot plant?
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
Those hairs, called trichomes, keep animals from eating the plant by producing a toxic stew of irritating substances.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
Dabs are a concentrated form of cannabis extract containing only the resin (sap) from trichomes and no plant material, according to the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
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“Trichome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trichome. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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