Glandular trichomes

• Title

  Glandular trichomes

• Definition

  Hairlike outgrowths of the epidermis with bulbous expansions at their apices.

• Notes

  Glandular trichomes often secrete substances that make them sticky. This probably makes it dificult for insect predators to eat parts of the plant bearing them..

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