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Branches of Botany: Trichomes, or ‘hair,’ act as plants’ protectors

COURTESY JESSE ADAMS
                                Glandular trichomes on the leaf tip of the sundew plant (Drosera filiformis) resemble dewdrops.

COURTESY JESSE ADAMS

Glandular trichomes on the leaf tip of the sundew plant (Drosera filiformis) resemble dewdrops.