trichophore

Trich"o*phore, n. Etym: [Gr. 1. (Bot.) Defn: The special cell in red algæ which produces or bears a trichogyne. See Illust. of Trichogyne. 2. (Zoöl.) Defn: One of the saclike organs from which the setæ of annelids arise. -- Trich`o*phor"ic, a.

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