trichion
noun
the point of intersection of the normal hairline and the middle line of the forehead.
trichia
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pluralof trichion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Rostafinski was inclined to make a trichia of it, because of the hair-like capillitium, and markings on the threads, Massee found indistinct spiral markings even, enough to suit at least the prototrichias.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
Outwardly the open sporangium, by the projecting free tips, reminds one of a trichia.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
Berkeley called it a trichia, ignoring the attachment of the threads.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
Trich′ia, a folding inward of the eyelashes; Trichī′asis, a kidney disease: a morbid swelling of the breasts: trichia.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
