{"id":2851,"date":"2017-12-29T02:02:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T02:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/trichome"},"modified":"2024-08-19T23:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T23:23:01","slug":"trichome","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/trichome","title":{"rendered":"What are trichomes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trichomes are tiny but essential parts of the cannabis plant's anatomy. The plant produces many trichomes along the surface of its leaves and flowers, and together, these densely packed crystalline-looking structures produce the frosty coating that cannabis lovers have come to associate with high-quality bud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trichomes can be found in many plants, such as tomatoes, and can be thought of as the plant's biological factories. In cannabis, they produce the active compounds we seek for both experiential and therapeutic benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tWhy are trichomes important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Physically, trichomes are small, filament-like growths or appendages on the cannabis plant's surface. They can appear all over the plant but are most concentrated on the flowers and upper leaves. While the word \u201ctrichome\" comes from a Greek root meaning \u201chair,\" but to conflate trichomes with other hair-like structures on the plant \u2014 like pistils<\/a> \u2014 would be missing a big part of the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t

\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Trichomes\n\t\t\t<\/a>Photo by: Gina Coleman\/Weedmaps<\/cite><\/figure>\t\t\t