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glochid

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glo⋅chid

  [gloh-kid]
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–noun
a short hair, bristle, or spine having a barbed tip.
Also, glo⋅chis  [gloh-kis] .

Origin:
1880–90; < Gk glōchid-, s. of glōchís arrow point

Related forms:
glo⋅chid⋅i⋅ate  [gloh-kid-ee-it, -eyt] , adjective
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glo·chid   (glō'kĭd)   
n.   pl. glo·chids also glo·chid·i·a (-kĭd'ē-ə)
One of the minute barbed hairs or bristles on certain plants, such as the prickly pear.
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