trichophore

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 ]

-- Trich`o*phor"ic a. [1913 Webster]