glochid
Meanings
noun
- A small, detachable, irritant spine occurring in dense clusters in the areoles of certain cacti such as the prickly pear.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γλωχίς (glōkhís, “barb of an arrow”).
Synonyms
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