'Trichophore' definitions:
Definition of 'Trichophore'
From: GCIDE
- Trichophore \Trich"o*phore\, n. [Gr. tri`x, tricho`s, hair + fe`rein to bear.]
- 1. (Bot.) The special cell in red algae which produces or bears a trichogyne. See Illust. of Trichogyne. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) One of the saclike organs from which the setae of annelids arise. [1913 Webster] -- {Trich`o*phor"ic}, a. [1913 Webster]