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Part 2: Botanical terminology

2. Trichomes

The hairs on plants are called trichomes.

Pubescent = a hairy surface (covering of trichomes)

Close up of plant with hair surface

Capsicum pubescens
Lrothc / CC BY-SA 2.5

Glabrous = a smooth surface (no trichomes/no pubescence)

Close up of plant with smooth leaves

Polyscias racemose
Forest & Kim Starr / CC BY 3.0