Trich"o*phore (?), n. [Gr. , , hair + to bear.]
1. Bot.
The special cell in red algae which produces or bears a trichogyne. See Illust. of Trichogyne.
2. Zool.
One of the saclike organs from which the setae of annelids arise.
-- Trich`o*phor"ic (#), a.
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