n. [ Gr. tri`x, tricho`s, hair + fe`rein to bear. ] 1. (Bot.) The special cell in red algae which produces or bears a trichogyne. See Illust. of Trichogyne. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) One of the saclike organs from which the setae of annelids arise. [ 1913 Webster ]