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glochid

[ gloh-kid ]

noun

  1. a short hair, bristle, or spine having a barbed tip.


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Other Words From

  • glo·chid·i·ate [gloh-, kid, -ee-it, -eyt], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of glochid1

1880–90; < Greek glōchid-, stem of glōchís arrow point
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Example Sentences

Apparently, the fruit had not been cleaned quite thoroughly enough, and the man wound up with a glochid lodged in the roof of his mouth.

Some of them, such as the bunny ears cactus that is native to Mexico, have glochids but lack regular spines, giving them a more harmless appearance.

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