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GLOCHIDIUM
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Irregular inflected forms: glochidcia , glochidia
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
Synonyms:
glochid; glochidium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("glochidium" is a kind of...):
pricker; prickle; spikelet; spine; sticker; thorn (a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf)
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