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trichoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tri-choma
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ingrown eyelash; trichiasis.

Uncountable

noun

A trichomatose condition of the hair; plica.

Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχωμα (tríkhōma), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + -μα (-ma). Doublet of trichome.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, τρίχωμα

Usage

Questions

What does trichoma mean?
Ingrown eyelash; trichiasis.
Where does trichoma come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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