: a filamentous outgrowth
especially
: an epidermal hair structure on a plant
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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.
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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
Its appearance is also a sight to behold, and its fat nugs are coated in an eye-pleasing mix of Purple, Maroon, and Velvet trichomes.
—Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Images of frosty trichomes and top shelf buds populated the screen.
—Wesley Parnell, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
Interestingly – Lind explains – triploid plants feature trichomes with taller stalks and denser clusters, although the mechanism behind this remains unknown.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
These trichomes are responsible for producing cannabinoids like THC and CBD.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2023
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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
Its appearance is also a sight to behold, and its fat nugs are coated in an eye-pleasing mix of Purple, Maroon, and Velvet trichomes.
—Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Images of frosty trichomes and top shelf buds populated the screen.
—Wesley Parnell, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
Interestingly – Lind explains – triploid plants feature trichomes with taller stalks and denser clusters, although the mechanism behind this remains unknown.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
These trichomes are responsible for producing cannabinoids like THC and CBD.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2023
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“Trichome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trichome. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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