Trichophore

Trich″o‐phore (?), n. 1. (Bot.) The special cell in red algæ which produces or bears a trichogyne. See Illust. of Trichogyne.

2. (Zoöl.) One of the saclike organs from which the setæ of annelids arise.

— Trich′o‐phor″ic (#), a.