Plain English words for hairs??

[Frederick W. Schueler]

MAGarland at AOL.COM wrote:
>
> > "The use of plain English
> >  descriptive terminology is encouraged,
> > e.g. 'bifid T-shaped trichome' is
> >  preferred to 'Malpighiaceous' (p. 1).]
>
> "bifid trichome" is plain English?
>

* Well, it's closer to plain English than 'Malpighiaceous', eh?

zoologically,

fred schueler.
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