Hemitrichous

/ˌhɛmɪˈtrɪkəs/ adjective

Definition

Having or covered with hair or hair-like structures on only one side or half.

Etymology

From hemi- (half) + -trichous (from Greek thrix meaning hair). Used in biology and botany to describe asymmetrical hair distribution on organisms or plants.

Kelly Says

A hemitrichous leaf might have hair on only one side, which helps botanists identify plant species—some plants evolved this pattern to protect themselves from wind or sun on one side while leaving the other side exposed.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
半毛
han-mo
ARالعربية
شبه ذو شعر
shabi dhu sha'ar
BNবাংলা
অর্ধ-বৃক্ষ
ardh-vrksha
CACatalà
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
CSČeština
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
DADansk
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
DEDeutsch
Hemitrichos
he-mi-tri-kos
ELΕλληνικά
ημιτριχός
e-mi-tri-hos
ESEspañol
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
FAفارسی
نیم مو
ne-m mo
FISuomi
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
FRFrançais
hémitiriche
e-mi-tri-sh
GUGU
અર્ધ-વૃક્ષ
ardh-vrksha
HAHA
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
HEעברית
המיטריכוס
he-mi-tri-kos
HIहिन्दी
अर्ध-वृक्ष
ardh-vrksha
HUMagyar
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
IGIG
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
ITItaliano
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
JA日本語
半毛
han-mo
KKKK
жартық
jar-tyq
KMKM
hemi-trichous
he-mi-tri-kus
KO한국어
반털
ban-teul
MRMR
अर्ध-वृक्ष
ardh-vrksha
MSBahasa Melayu
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
MYမြန်မာ
လူးလူး
lu-lu
NLNederlands
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
NONorsk
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
PAPA
ਅਰਧ-ਵૃਖ
ardh-vrkh
PLPolski
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
PTPortuguês
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
RORomână
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
RUРусский
полуволосатый
polo-volosaty
SVSvenska
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
SWKiswahili
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
TAதமிழ்
அரை முடி
arai mudi
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధ-వృక్షం
ardha-vrksham
THไทย
เฮมีทริชัส
he-mi-tri-chas
TLTL
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
TRTürkçe
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
UKУкраїнська
півшерстистий
piv-sher-sty-styy
URاردو
ہیمٹریشس
he-mi-tri-shis
VITiếng Việt
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
YOYO
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus
ZH中文
半毛
bàn máo
ZUZU
hemitrichous
he-mi-tri-kus

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