\Trich"o*phore\, n. [Gr. tri`x, tricho`s, hair + ?
to bear.]
1. (Bot.) The special cell in red alg[ae] which produces or
   bears a trichogyne. See Illust. of {Trichogyne}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the saclike organs from which the
   set[ae] of annelids arise. -- {Trich`o*phor"ic}, a.