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GLOCHID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does glochid mean?
• GLOCHID (noun)
The noun GLOCHID has 1 sense:
1. a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
Familiarity information: GLOCHID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
glochid; glochidium
Hypernyms ("glochid" 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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