trichogenous

adjective

tri·​chog·​e·​nous

trə̇ˈkäjənəs

variants or less commonly trichogenic

¦trikə¦jenik

: producing hair

especially : being one of the hypodermal cells of insects and other arthropods that produce the chitinous hairs or spinules on the surface of the body and limbs

Word History

Etymology

trich- + -genous or -genic

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