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Trichophore

Trichophore \Trich"o*phore\, n. [Gr. tri`x, tricho`s, hair + fe`rein to bear.]

  1. (Bot.) The special cell in red alg[ae] which produces or bears a trichogyne. See Illust. of Trichogyne.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the saclike organs from which the set[ae] of annelids arise. [1913 Webster] -- Trich`o*phor"ic, a.

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trichophore

n. 1 (context botany English) The special cell in red algae which produces or bears a trichogyne. 2 (context zoology English) One of the sac-like organs from which the setae of annelids arise.