Hair follicles are unicellular and devoid of cuticle and chondromes are multicellular and have cuticles. It may be branched or unbranched or stellate or stellate (Althaea -leaves). Carpus The hairs formed from the cotton seed coat are fibrous in appearance and form the cotton fibers. Monocotyledonous stems do not have chondromes. Rhizomes absorb water and mineral salts from the soil. Leaves and stem hairs reduce sensation.