Trichophore \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.