毛もう茸じょう

noun

hair; trichome

Botanical term for fine hair-like outgrowths on plants, such as on leaves or stems. The English gloss 'trichome' is the precise scientific equivalent.

• この植しょく物ぶつの葉はの裏うらには細こまかい毛もう茸じょうが密みっ生せいしている。

  Fine trichomes grow densely on the underside of this plant's leaves.

• 毛もう茸じょうは植しょく物ぶつの防ぼう御ぎょや水すい分ぶん調ちょう節せつに役やく立だつ。

  Trichomes help with plant defense and water regulation.